[spitfireman]

A26 Invader and bouncing bomb trial
You've all probably seen the film clip as an Invader dropped a bouncing bomb at a mere 12ft and lost his tail.

There are many sites on the internet that show this amazing footage, however, I am unable to find a single photograph showing what she looked like.


This is what I have:

A-26 43-22644 (42nd BG, 100th BS) lost May 5, 1945 near Tagalinog Island
on a practice skip bombing mission. Practice bomb was an inert 'highball'
dropped over water, approx 12ft, bomb bounced off surface
and hit the plane, destroying the aircraft and killing
the entire crew.

Crew:

Lt Bryce L Anderson
Sgt Russel L Boyer
S/Sgt Dale T Jackson
Cpl Burton J Naberhuis

Any help appreciated

Baz