Hard to Realize - Oregon Connections to the End of the War in the Pacific
A pair of 439th Bomb Squadron (Light) Douglas A-26 Invaders return to Okinawa from a combat mission against Chiran Airfield in Kyushu, Japan. The A-26B “Lethal Lady” is the subject of the photo, piloted by Gene Ryan with gunner Steve Sagan. Taking the image aboard another A-26 flown by Regis Jones is navigator/photographer John Carlisle. Also aboard was gunner Dan Wojcik. The aircraft went on to serve in the occupation of Japan and then in the Korean War. The squadron was postured to continue combat operations against Imperial Japan. After the war it was redesignated as the 114th Bombardment Squadron (Light) and served in the New York Air National Guard before being allotted to the Oregon ANG in 1984. (Photo credit to John Carlisle, courtesy of 319thbombgroup.com, used with permission)
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