RAAF
6 Squadron
February 24, 1943
Andrew Wight 1995
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Pilot F/O Raymond Alfred Norman
Kelly, 415152
Crew F/O Wilfred Albert Green, 406782
Crew Sgt John Henry Burnell Clark, 411863
Crew Sgt Earnest Archie Prime, 416128
Ditched February 24, 1943
Aircraft History
Delivered to the RAAF on May 20, 1942. Manufacture Number
6498, USAAF Serial Number 41-37009. RAF ID FH208.
Mission History
This plane was one of three involved in a reconnaissance mission
to New Britain and Bougainville on February 24, 1943. On the way home,
it ran short of fuel and had to ditch just off shore in Milne
Bay due to bad weather.
Wreckage
The site of the ditching was located the same day, and marked with a buoy, about a hundred meters from the shore. The aircraft is
upside down on a sandy bottom. Machine guns and ammunition are still
inside the aircraft.
References
Thanks to Daniel
Leahy for additional information
Winged Ghosts of the Pacific interview with Kelly and underwater wreck
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