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| USAAF 5th AF 345th BG 499th BS  Howard Moore 1943 |
Pilot 1st Lt Chandler S. Whipple, O-735715 (MIA / KIA) NH Co-Pilot F/O Royce E. Tuttle, T-187606 (MIA / KIA) Atascosa County, TX Engineer SSgt Walter C. Shultz, Jr., 18080791 (MIA / KIA) Tarrant County, TX Radio TSgt Hubert A. Camper, 13063255 (MIA / KIA) Sullivan County, TN Gunner SSgt James B. Mixon, 14124159 (MIA / KIA) Hampton County, SC Crashed October 5, 1943 MACR 754 Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA). Constructors Number 87-8182. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25D-5 Mitchell serial number 41-30017. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 345th Bombardment Group (345th BG) "Air Apaches", 499th Bombardment Squadron (499th BS) "Bat Outta Hell". Converted into a B-25D-1 strafer version by the 4th Air Depot at Garbutt Field in Townsville. Assigned to pilot Jack Broadhurst. Nicknamed "Flying Ginny" after Broadhurst's wife on the left side of the nose. Co-pilot Whipple painted his wife's name on the right side "Bette". After Broadhurst left the squadron, 1st Lt Chandler S. Whipple took over the bomber with Crew chief TSgt Howard B. Moore. When lost, engines R-2600-13 serial number 41-28451 and 42-77632. Mission History On October 5, 1943 took off from Port Moresby piloted by 1st Lt Chandler S. Whipple on a barge sweep along the north coast of New Guinea near Bogadjim. After shooting up ten barges, some B-25s flew inland to look for more targets in the vicinity of Erima Plantation. While flying at low level, this B-25 was hit by intense anti-aircraft fire and was seen with the cockpit and nose section completely enveloped in flames. The damaged B-25 continued on course for a moment then crashed into the ground, killing the entire crew at roughly Lat 5.26 S Long 145.44 E. Wreckage During November 2002, the crash site of this bomber was visited by a team from U.S. Army CILHI and coded "PNG #45". Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. All are memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. Whipple has a memorial marker at Homeland Cemetery in Bristol, NH at section 21W, lot 6, grave 5.1. Tuttle has a memorial marker at Rutledge Cemetery in Poteet, TX. Shultz has a memorial marker at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon, PA at section S. Relatives Eldon Tuttle (nephew Royce Tuttle) Josh Moore (grandson of Howard B. Moore) "I'm the grandson of the late Howard B. Moore that was the crew chief of the Flying Ginny / Bette." References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Chandler S. Whipple NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Royce E. Tuttle NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Walter C. Shultz, Jr. NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Hubert A. Camper NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - James B. Mixon USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25D-5 Mitchell 41-30017 Missing Air Crew Report 754 (MACR 754) American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Chandler S. Whipple American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Royce E. Tuttle American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Walter C. Shultz Jr. American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Hubert A. Camper American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - James B. Mixon FindAGrave - Chandler Sargent Whipple (memorial marker) FindAGrave - Royce E Tuttle (memorial marker photo) FindAGrave - Walter Philip Shultz (memorial marker photo) PNG Museum Aircraft Status Card - B-25C Mitchell 41-30017 Warpath Across The Pacific (1996) pages 51, 366, 386, 413 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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