The Irish Lassie
( tail-marked A-Square-52 ), was part of the 497th Airborne stationed
out of Saipan during WWII. When I first put this site up there was
only the 'Flak Alley' story. Over time, I've managed to find supplemental
stories and pictures--some from searching the net, and others from
relatives of other members of the crew who happened across this
site. Thanks to each of you for your help. For now, here are the
original two articles, along with some higher resolution images
of a couple of the pictures from the Flak Alley story, and elusive
nose art photos.
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Flak
Alley -- January 27th, 1945 bombing strike against Tokyo--from
The Long Haul, a yearbook style history of the 497th
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Wing
Talk—Colliers Magazine; July 6, 1946; Vol. 118, #1
-- The Irish Lassie Gets Home
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B-29
Hunters of the JAAF—Amazon.com link to book with information
about the ramming from a Japanese perspective. Includes a picture
of one of the pilots who rammed her (Teruhiko Kobayashi), along
with a picture of the B-29 wreckage with the A-Square-52 tail
marking clearly visable. Amazon will let you view the page via
this
link. You
may need to log on to Amazon to see it, though.
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MPG
File! Film footage of the wreck. The www is a wonderful
thing...
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