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| RAAF No. 2 Squadron Former Assignments 2 AD NEIAF No. 18 Squadron |
Pilot F/O Allen Wallace Slater, 414849 (MIA / KIA) Indooroopilly, QLD Crew F/O Murray Scott Millett, 426641 (MIA / KIA) Lismore, NSW Crew F/O John Francis Daggett, 434341 (MIA / KIA) Lubeck, VIC Crew F/O Bernard Alwin Wisniewski, 423966 (MIA / KIA) Coogee, NSW Crew F/Sgt Keith Rutherford Philipson, 429669 (MIA / KIA) Leeton, NSW Crew Sgt Desmond Frederick Harberger, 435448 (MIA / KIA) Dalby, QLD MIA September 22, 1944 Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA). Constructors Number 100-23749. At the factory painted with olive drab upper surfaces and gray lower surfaces and U.S. markings. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25D-30 Mitchell serial number 43-3423. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History On April 22, 1944 assigned to the Netherlands for the Militaire Luchtvaart (ML-KNIL) Army Aviation Corps of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army for use in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) as B-25D-30 Mitchell N5-181. In the four days assigned to the Dutch it is unlikely this B-25 flew combat missions with No. 18 Squadron. On April 26, 1944 assigned to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Mitchell serial number A47-3 at 2 Air Depot (2 AD). On June 18, 1944 assigned to No. 2 Squadron with code O-Y. Later, stripped to bare aluminum finish. No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On September 22, 1944 took off piloted by F/O Allen W. Slater on a barge strafing mission off Manatuto on the north coast of East Timor on Timor Island. While strafing a Japanese barge and pulling out of a dive, this Mitchell was seen in a high speed stall then to flick to the right and crash into the sea off Manatuto with no survivors observed. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. All are memorialized at Adelaide River War Cemetery on the Northern Territory Memorial. Slater, Wisniewski and Millett on panel 7. Daggett on panel 6. Philips on on panel 9. Harberger on panel 10. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25D-30 Mitchell 43-3423 "3423 to NEIAF as N5-181, later to RAAF as A47-3. Lost on operations north coast of Timor 9/22/1944." B-25 Mitchell in Dutch Service "3423 to NEIAF as N5-181, later to RAAF as A47-3. lost on operations 9/44." ADF Serials - Mitchell A47-3 CWGC - Allen Wallace Slater CWGC - Murray Scott Millett CWGC - John Francis Daggett CWGC - Bernard Alwin Wisniewski CWGC - Keith Rutherford Philipson CWGC - Desmond Frederick Harberger Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated July 3, 2021 |
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