B-25D 'Red Wrath' (41-30024) of 498th 'Falcons' Bomb Squadron, 345th 'Air Apaches' Bomb Group flown by Capt R. W. Judd bombing anti-aircraft sites, Wewak & Boram, New Guinea, 16 Oct 1943; photo 2 of 2

Caption     B-25D 'Red Wrath' (41-30024) of 498th 'Falcons' Bomb Squadron, 345th 'Air Apaches' Bomb Group flown by Capt R. W. Judd bombing anti-aircraft sites, Wewak & Boram, New Guinea, 16 Oct 1943; photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces
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Photo Size 1,296 x 830 pixels
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Photos on Same Day 16 Oct 1943
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Jack Fellows says:
4 Mar 2011 03:43:39 PM

Caption is incorrect. These B-25Ds, which are assigned to the 498th Bomb Sqdn. - 345th Bomb Group - 5th USAAF, are attacking the heavy AA defenses at Boram, New Guinea on 16 October, 1943. The aircraft in this photo, nicknamed "RED WRATH" was well-known in the 345TH Bomb Group, also known as the "AIR APACHES" The buildings are not part of a village, but rather are structures related to the heavy AA site. The 43rd Bomb Group was a heavy bombardment group which operated B-17s and B-24s.
2. Chuck Marty says:
7 Mar 2012 08:14:04 PM

My uncle, 2LtCharles Reynolds, was a B-25 pilot in this unit. He was MIA later on Nov. 27, 1943 and never recovered. Among his effects was a sheet of paper listing his missions that fall and on Oct. 16, 1943 the caption reads, "Wewak Mission". I know that Boram had an airfield that was part of the Wewak group. Therefore, I am assuming he very likely could have been part of the exact mission shown in this photo!
3. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
23 Mar 2012 10:57:30 AM

Special thanks to Jack Fellows for pointing out the glaring errors in the original caption for this photo. The caption has since been corrected.
4. Ken Mills says:
25 Mar 2013 03:41:46 PM

I knew Capt. Judd personally in his elder years, he was one of the finest gentlemen I have ever known. He did not consider himself a hero but when I saw the 2 Bronze Stars at his funeral,I knew better.

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