42-102615     FORBIDDEN FRUIT II
PILOT
2LT JOE KNOLL
KIA
CO-PILOT
2LT WILLIAM N. MICHELSON
KIA
NAVIGATOR
F/O CORNELIUS T. FLEMING
KIA
TOGGLIER
SGT RICHARD L. SHIMP
KIA
ENGINEER
SSGT LADDIE BATHA
KIA
BT GUNNER
SGT JOSEPH T. GIBSON
KIA
RADIOMAN
SSGT THOMAS S. HAWKINS
RTD/HOSPITALIZED IN 231ST
STATION HOSPITAL
TAIL GUNNER
SGT HARRY F. KRUK
RTD
WAIST
GUNNER
SSGT MARVIN E. BARNES
RTD
CREW LIST
On February 17, 1945, Forbidden
Fruit II was attempting to land and
overran the runway causing it to
explode. The plane was salvaged
on February 23, 1945.