USAAF
5th AF
348th FG
342nd FS
Pilot 2nd Lt. Cyril O. Andrews (C.O. 342nd FS) (survived)
Crashed August 18, 1943
Mission History
Took off on an misson to escort C-47s to Wau. This aircraft and P-47D 42-8059 entered a cumulus
clouds over the Owen Stanley mountains.
Both
aircraft were lost and became the first weather related P-47D Thunderbolt "razorbacks" losses
in New Guinea.
Andrews bailed out and was rescued four days later, on Mt. Bachelor.
Wreckage
Located near Mt. Blackmar, Garaina.
References
History of 342nd FS
P-47
