USAAF
5th AF
312th BG
387th BS
Brian
Bennett 2002
Pilot 2nd Lt. Thomas E. Freeman, O-672596
Gunner Cpl. Ralph A. McKendrick, 12198868
Crashed April 5, 1944
Mission History
After a mission to Hollandia, this aircraft was
observed to fall back from the formation. Another A-20 piloted by Lt. Glen D. Benskin flew to accompany it, and saw the plane crash into the jungle, near the Clay River, short of a
clearing and explode.
Wreckage
Discovered by Australian Patrol in 1967. Remains were recovered
on November 12, 1967 by a US Army team.
References
Thanks to Brian Bennett for the photographs of this wreck
Bruce Hoy's aircraft cards list MACR 468 on the page for A-20 43-9469.
Both the AAF website's MACR database and Baugher's listings do not list a MACR for this A-20. So either no MACR was created for this aircraft, or it could have been created post-war and I don't have a listing for it.
A-20
