American pilots, crew #4, who took part in the Doolittle raid (aircraft number 40-2282, target – Tokyo) from the 95th Bomber Squadron.
American pilots, first row, left to right:
Crew Commander – First Pilot Lieutenant Everett W. Holstrom;
Co-pilot, Lieutenant Lucian N. Youngblood;
Navigator, Lieutenant Harry C. McCool;
American pilots, second row, from left to right:
Bombardier, Sergeant Robert J. Stephens;
Flight Engineer, Corporal Bert M. Jordan
American pilots under the command of Lieutenant Everett W. Holstrom sailed at an altitude of 23 meters in the direction of Tokyo. Suddenly, from the front hemisphere, the plane was attacked by a pair of Japanese fighters, which fired at the B-25. Lieutenant Youngblood reported seeing a couple more fighters. The turret suddenly jammed and the plane was defenseless. Holstrom noticed nine more fighters flying to intercept from Tokyo. Seeing that he had no chance of breaking through to the goal, Holstrom ordered his bombardier Sergeant Robert Stevenson to drop the bombs. He then turned south and headed for China, quickly pulling away from the fighters. When the airplane ran out of fuel, the crew jumped out with parachutes in China. All crew members, with the exception of McCool, remained to serve in Indochina until the end of 1943. Lieutenant Holstrom after the operation was appointed commander of the 11th Bomber Squadron.
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Location: Pacific Ocean
Photo Time: April 18, 1942