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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2012}}
{{Coord|15|30|34|N|121|02|40|E|region:PH_type:landmark|display=title}}
{{Infobox Military Conflict
|conflict=Raid at Cabanatuan
|image=[[File:POWs celebrate.jpg|300px|alt=A couple hundred men are all facing the camera, smiling and cheering. Many have their hands raised. The men are wearing uniforms, t-shirts, and shorts. Huts and trees can be seen in the background.]]
|caption=Former Cabanatuan POWs in celebration, January&nbsp;30, 1945
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Meanwhile, a [[P-61 Black Widow]] from the 547th Night Fighter Squadron had taken off at 18:00, piloted by Capt. Kenneth Schrieber and 1st Lt. Bonnie Rucks.<ref name="Sides 2480">{{harvnb|Sides|2001|pp=248–250}}</ref> About 45&nbsp;minutes before the attack, Schrieber cut the power to the left engine at {{convert|1500|ft|m}} over the camp. He restarted it, creating a loud backfire, and repeated the procedure twice more, losing altitude to {{convert|200|ft|m}}. Pretending t
o be ahat his plane was crippled plane, Schrieber headed toward low hills, clearing them by a mere {{convert|30|ft|m}}. To the Japanese observers, it seemed the plane had crashed and they watched, waiting for a fiery explosion. Schrieber repeated this several times while also performing various aerobatic maneuvers. The ruse continued for twenty minutes, creating a diversion for the Rangers inching their way toward the camp on their bellies.<ref name="Sides 2480"/><ref name="Shoot3620">{{Cite episode|title=WWII: R(contracted; show full)
[[ar:اقتحام كاباناتوان]]
[[es:El gran rescate]]
[[fr:Raid de Cabanatuan]]
[[ru:Рейд на Кабанатуан]]
[[vi:Cuộc đột kích Cabanatuan]]
[[zh:卡巴那图营救]]
[[he:הפשיטה על מחנה השבויים בקבנטואן]]