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| NEIAF No. 18 Squadron |
Pilot Lt. Jansen, NEIAF Co-Pilot Lt. Col. E. J. G. te Roller, NEIAF - 18 Squadron Commanding Officer Bombardier Lt. Reedisk, NEIAF Wireless Operator Lt. Van Lier, NEIAF Top Gunner Sgt. Willems, NEIAF Rear Gunner Sgt. Bernard Roy Clark, RAAF 434926 (MIA / KIA) East St. Kilda, VIC MIA June 23, 1944 Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA). Constructors Number 100-23342. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25D-25 Mitchell serial number 42-87349. Ferried overseas via Hawaii to Australia. Wartime History Delivered to the Netherlands East Indies Air Force (NEIAF) where it was assigned serial number N5-162. Assigned to No. 18 Squadron. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On June 23, 1944 one of four Mitchells from 18 Squadron (others were B-25 N5-163, B-25 N5-180 and B-25 N5-185) which took part in Operation "NEI 12", an offensive shipping sweep over islands northwest of the Kai Islands. This B-25 was hit by anti-aircraft fire and seen to crash into the sea and explode. Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. Clark is memorialized at Adelaide River War Cemetery on the Northern Territory Memorial, panel 9. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25D-25 Mitchell 42-87349 "87349 to NEIAF as N5-162 - missing 6/44" B-25 Mitchell in Dutch Service N5-162 18 Squadron Operations Record Book (ORB) (NAA: A9186, 40) RAAF Casualty Card - Bernard Roy Clark CWGC - Bernard Roy Clark 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 July 3, 2021 |
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