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What was the name of the B-24 bomber that Louis Zamperini and his crew piloted during World War II, which ultimately crash-landed in the Pacific Ocean, leaving the survivors stranded on a life raft?
Rationale
The Green Hornet was the B-24 Liberator that experienced technical failures and was assigned to Zamperini's crew for a search-and-rescue mission. It went down in the Pacific Ocean on May 27, 1943, resulting in the deaths of most crew members and leaving Zamperini along with two other survivors adrift on life rafts for 47 days.
What was the name of the B-24 bomber that Louis Zamperini and his crew flew during World War II, which later went down in the Pacific Ocean?
Rationale
The Green Hornet was the malfunctioning B-24 sent on a search-and-rescue mission that crashed into the Pacific on May 27, 1943. This left Zamperini and two other survivors adrift on a life raft for 47 days.
What incredible survival achievement did Louis Zamperini and his crewmates accomplish after their B-24 bomber went down in the Pacific Ocean during World War II?
Rationale
After their plane crashed in May 1943, Zamperini and two surviving crewmates (Russell Allen "Phil" Phillips and Francis McNamara) drifted 2,000 miles across the Pacific on a small life raft for 47 days — one of the longest documented open-ocean survival experiences in history — before being captured by the Japanese Navy.