Taken at Hollandia in late 1944, here we see Captain Frank Hogan and his crew in front of Hogan's assigned A-20G, Battlin' Bob. Note the club insignia under the tail, denoting the 386th Squadron. Deceptively, the tail letter on the aircraft is a capital I, not a T.

On 7th January 1945 as Hogan took this aircraft across Clark Field in abreast formation with dozens of other A-20s and B-25s, Japanese AA removed the aircraft from the sky. It came to rest in a field, and Filipino guerillas returned the wounded Hogan to safety a few weeks later.

Note also in the background of the photo is a ground crew member who is using the aircraft's rear tail hook to sling a hammock.

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