hoping for some more pics like this, but I'll get it started.


The first series of photos capture the death of Lt. James L. Knarr and S/Sgt. Charles G. Reichley on July 22, 1944, in A-20G-25 #43-9432, as part of the last flight to attack the village of Kokas in Dutch New Guinea. Knarr's plane was hit by flack. The photos were recorded on Capt. Jack Klein's automatic belly camera. No one saw what happened to Knarr and Reichley, including 2/Lt. Melvin Kapson, the other A-20 in the photos, who just missed being struck by Knarr's plane. The fate of Knarr and his gunner wasn't discovered until the the film from Klein's plane was developed back at Hollandia. Knarr was flying his 70th combat mission; Reichley was on his 46th.

~ Thanks Veltro



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