USAAF
5th AF
22nd BG
408th BS
Justin Taylan 2006
Pilot Lt. Robert "Bud" M. Rye (KIA)
Co-Pilot Lt. John A. Phipps (KIA)
Passenger Lt. Jack W. Oliver (KIA)
Bombardier Lt. James W. Currie (KIA)
Engineer S/Sgt. George H. Bullock (KIA)
Crew Chief T/Sgt. John E. Cunningham (KIA)
Engineer Cpl. Duward R. Davis, Jr. (KIA)
Mechanic Cpl. Joseph A. Kovach (KIA)
Crashed May 15, 1942
Aircraft History
Assigned to the 22nd BG, 18 RS (408th BS) in April 1942. Ferried to Australia by an aircrew led by pilot 1st Lt. Dill B. Ellis arriving to Amberley Field on February 22, 1942. First combat mission was flown on May 4, 1942.
Mission History
Took off in the afternoon from Reid River Airfield for a ferry flight to Townsville. An engine failed on take off and it crashed off the eastern edge of the airfield. All the crew were killed in the crash.
Wreckage
The crash area and a debris field are still present to this day.
References
Revenge of the Red Raiders page 504
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