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This is a stand-alone repaint of the stock B-25C to represent Doolittle Raider #7 Ruptured Duck.
I did this as part of my Ghost In The Machine series (look for the Easter Egg in the cockpit), after meeting SSG David Thatcher's son at this year's 80th Anniversary Raider Ball (18 Apr 2022).
Crew #7
Crew of 7th Aircraft - Plane # 40-2261 - The Ruptured Duck - Crew from 95th Squadron, 17th Group - (Crash landing - China coast)
Ted Lawson and his crew successfully dropped their bombs on industrial factories in downtown Tokyo before withdrawing to fly on to China. Lawson was forced to ditch in the water just off the coastline and was severely injured in the crash. Only the aircraft gunner was uninjured and Lt. McClure had to remain hospitalized until 1943. The injuries of the crew were treated by Doc White who got himself included in the raid as a gunner on the 15th aircraft. He had to amputate Lawson's leg in the field before either man could join the raiders at Chuhsien. Upon his return home Lawson authored the first story of the raid in the book Thirty Seconds over Tokyo.
No.7 bomber fell into the sea under the jurisdiction of Sanmen County, Zhejiang Province. Local villagers took the five US crew to Haiyou Town to have their wounds simply dressed. Four of the five, who were seriously wounded, were rushed in sedan chairs to the Linhai Enze Medical Bureau, where better medical facilities were available. Chen Shenyan, a medical doctor, and US military medical doctor Lt. Thomas R. White, who rushed there when told the news, succeeded in performing a limb amputation on Ted W. Lawson. Two British nuns were invited to be his interpreters and cook Western food for him. Dr. Chen Shenyan then escorted the four other US wounded crewmen to Guilin in Guangxi.
Ted W. Lawson, 0-399540, Major
Pilot Crew 7
Born March 7, 1917, Fresno, California
Died January 19, 1992, Chico, CA
Attended Los Angeles Junior College. Joined Army Air Corps, March 1940, and received wings and commission on November 15, 1940. Was seriously injured and had leg amputated as result of crash landing after Tokyo Raid. Author of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo which was the story of his crew. Served as Liaison Officer, U.S. Air Mission, Santiago, Chile after release from hospital from May 1943 until April 1944. Retired for physical disability on February 2, 1945. Decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and the Chinese Army, Navy, and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.
Dean Davenport, 0-427310, Colonel
Co-Pilot Crew 7
Born June 29, 1918, Spokane, Washington
Died February 14, 2000
Graduated from Portland High School, Portland, Oregon, in 1937. Studied law at Albany and Northwestern Colleges in Portland until he enlisted as a Flying Cadet on February 7, 1941. Graduated from Advanced Flying School and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on September 27, 1941. Returned from India in October 1942. Was later technical advisor for film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, which was the story of his pilot, Ted Lawson. Served in Alaska flying P-40, P-38 and P-51 aircraft from 1944 until 1947. Was commanding officer of several fighter units and also commanding an Air Defense Command unit flying F-106 interceptors. Served in Korea and flew 86 combat missions. Decorations include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Commendation Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Chinese Army, Navy, Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.
Charles L. McClure, 0-431647, Captain
Navigator Crew 7
Born October 4, 1916, St. Louis, Missouri
Died January 19, 1999, Tucson, Arizona
Graduated University High School, University, Missouri and attended University of Missouri. Enlisted as Flying Cadet on October 12, 1940 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Graduated from navigator training and commissioned as Second Lieutenant on December 5, 1941. Was injured on Tokyo Raid and hospitalized until June 1943. Assigned duties as navigator instructor and again hospitalized from February 1945 until June 1945. Retired for physical disability, June 1945. Decorations include Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and the Chinese Army, Navy, and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.
Robert Stevenson Clever, 0-432331, First Lieutenant
Bombardier Crew 7
Born May 22, 1914, Portland, Oregon
Died November 20, 1942
Enlisted as Aviation Cadet at Vancouver Barracks, Washington on March 15, 1941. Commissioned as Second Lieutenant with rating of bombardier on December 16, 1941 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. Injured on Tokyo Raid. Stationed at Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana when he was killed in an airplane crash near Versailles, Ohio on November 20, 1942 just six months after the Tokyo Raid. Decorations include Distinguished Flying Cross, Chinese Army, Navy, Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.
David J. Thatcher, 19019573, Staff Sergeant
Engineer-Gunner Crew 7
Born July 31, 1921, Bridger, Montana
Deceased June 22, 2016, Obituary
Completed High School and enlisted in military service, December 3, 1940. Completed Airplane and Engine Mechanic Course, Lincoln, Nebraska, December 1941. After Tokyo Raid, served in England and Africa until January 1944. Discharged from active duty in July 1945 after stateside assignments in California. Decorations include Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Chinese Army, Navy, and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.
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