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| USAAF 5th AF 312th BG 387th BS |
Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Constructors Number 21582. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as A-20G-45-DO Havoc serial number 43-21935. Disassembled and shipped to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA). Wartime History On October 25, 1944 assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 312th Bombardment Group (312th BG), 387th Bombardment Squadron (387th BS). The nose art depicted the poker hand "King High Flush" with each card in the diamond suit, the motif of the 387th Bombardment Squadron. No nickname was painted on the aircraft but it was referred to as "King High Flush". Assigned to pilot Nave with crew chief Flowers. Wartime History On June 3, 1945 while parked at Floridablanca Airfield squadron armorers began loading parafrag bombs into the bomb bay. Inside, they discovered a live bomb with the safety pin and arming wire removed indicating the bomb was armed. This armed bomb was carefully removed and placed atop a nearby bomb rack to be disarmed later. Moments later, the bomb rolled off the rack and detonated when it hit the ground. The explosion that resulted destroyed the aircraft and killed three armorers: TSgt Robert B. Alpin, SSgt Clarence E. Humphrey and severely injured Cpl Tom G. Allison who died three days later. Five were injured: TSgt Raymond L. Weller, Cpl Walter E. Butt, Cpl Robert L. Risley, Pfc Samuel P. Collins and Pvt Romulus T. Weatherman. Memorials Those killed were buried at the Manila Armed Forces Cemetery. Postwar, their remains were transported to the United States for final burial. Alpin has an unknown burial likely in his hometown in the United States. Humphrey is buried in Elizabethtown City Cemetery in Elizabethtown, KY. Allison is buried in Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum in Chicago, IL. References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Clarence E. Humphrey NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Tom G. Allison USAF Serial Number Search Results - A-20G-45-DO Havoc 43-21935 Rampage of the Roarin' 20s page 311-312, 359, 376 (photo) FindAGrave - Sgt Clarence Fischer Humphrey (photo, grave photos) FindAGrave - CPL Tom G Allison (grave photo) Contribute
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