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| USAAF 5th AF 380th BG 530th BS  380th BG c1944 |
Pilot F/O Alan Lindsay Harrison, 408190 (MIA / KIA) Cradoc, TAS Co-Pilot W/O Stuart Hugh Davidson, 413969 (MIA / KIA) Tumblong, NSW Navigator/Bombardier F/L Alan Arthur Cropley, 416078 (MIA / KIA) Solomontown, SA Navigator/Bombardier F/Sgt William Ronald Barber (MIA / KIA) Engineer Sgt Frederick William Anstey, 116993 (MIA / KIA) Footscray, VIC WAG F/O Donald John O'Dea, 408590 (MIA / KIA) Auckland, NZ WAG F/Sgt Charles Leslie Wilken, 408448 (MIA / KIA) New Town, TAS Gunner F/Sgt James Edward Cook, 429432 (MIA / KIA) Mount Garnet, QLD Gunner Sgt Stewart Hugh Jamieson, 36474 (MIA / KIA) Mosman, NSW Gunner Sgt Walter James Birfd, 62526 (MIA / KIA) Lane Cove, NSW Crew W/O Keith Leonard James Killen, 416861 (MIA / KIA) Brompton, SA MIA October 29, 1944 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at San Diego completed on January 31, 1944. Constructors Number 3916. First flight on January 9, 1944. Accepted to the USAAF on January 10, 1944. Flown to Tucson modification center on February 12. Afterwards to Hamilton Field arriving on April 2, 1944. Wartime History On April 21, 1944 took off from Hamilton Field on a ferry flight via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia arriving at Garbutt Field five days later. Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 380th Bombardment Group, 530th Bombardment Squadron. Nicknamed "Sleepy Time Gal" with the nose art of w woman yawning. Squadron Number 124. Crew chief MSgt William V. Clarke. First combat mission was May 11, 1944 piloted by Murphy on a bombing mission over Ambon. This B-24 flew a total of 37 missions. Mission History On October 29, 1944 took off from Darwin piloted by F/O Alan Lindsay Harrison on a mission against Makassar. The entire crew were members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). During the flight, suffered fuel transfer problems and crashed into the Timor Sea. When this aircraft failed to return, the entire crew was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the crash. All are memorialized at Adelaide River War Cemetery on the Northern Territory Memorial. Killen on panel 1. Cropley on panel 6. Harrison and O'Dea on panel 7. Davidson and Barber on panel 8. Anstey, Cook, Bird and Wilken on panel 9. Jamieson on panel 10. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24J-135-CO Liberator 42-110120 "110120 (530th BS) lost Oct 29, 1944, Timor Sea. Believe ditched due to engine trouble. All aboard lost." 380th BG Data Sheet - B-24D "Sleepy Time Gal" 42-110120 [PDF] 380th BG Mission Record - B-24D "Sleepy Time Gal" 42-110120 RAAF Casualty Card - B-24D 42-110120 CWGC - Alan Lindsay Harrison CWGC - Stuart Hugh Davidson CWGC - Alan Arthur Cropley CWGC - William Ronald Barber CWGC - Frederick William Anstey CWGC - Donald John O'Dea CWGC - Charles Leslie Wilken CWGC - James Edward Cook CWGC - Stewart Hugh Jamieson CWGC - Walter James Bird CWGC - Keith Leonard James Killen Thanks to Daniel Leahy for additional information Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated
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