P-38J Lightning Serial Number 42-104355

USAAF
5th AF
475th FG
431st FS

 

Pilot  2nd Lt. Milton MacDonald (POW / KIA)
Crashed  April 16, 1944 'Black Sunday'

Mission History
Last in cloud layers near Annenberg, and declared MIA. In fact, MacDonald bailed out and was captured west of Madang, then exicuted by the Japanese.

Post War Discovery
Wreckage was found post war approximately 05'13" S 145'39"E west of Madang near Efu village. Also, post war MacDonald's remains were identified and removed from a mass grave at Amron.

Reference
Black Sunday by Michael Claringbould

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P-38

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05'13" S
145'39" E

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