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| USAAF Former Assignments ML-KNIL  USAAF c1942 |
Pilot 2nd Lt. Henry Orous Null, Jr., USAAF O-425137 (KIA / BR) CA Crashed July 1, 1942 Aircraft History Built by Brewster Aeronautical Corporation as model B.339-23. This aircraft was purchased by the Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger / Military Air Service of the Royal Netherlands East Indian Army (ML-KNIL) serial number unknown. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History In Australia, transferred to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) at Laverton Field. Possibly, this aircraft was assigned to the 4th Air Depot Group (4th ADG). No known markings or nickname. Mission History On July 1, 1942 took off from Laverton Field piloted by 2nd Lt. Henry Orous Null, Jr. of the 4th Air Depot Group (4th ADG) on a flight bound for Waga Waga Airfield. This Buffalo crashed into Mount Stanley in Victoria. Recovery of Remains Three days after the crash, the pilot's body was recovered. He was initially buried at the Springvale Cemetery, Melbourne, on July 4, 1942 before being re-interred at Rookwood in Sydney. Postwar, transported to Oahu for permanent burial. Memorials Null was officially declared dead the day of the crash. He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) at plot D, row O, grave 46. Relatives Robert R. Null (brother) was Killed In Action (KIA) navigator B-24D Liberator 41-24077 on April 16, 1943 Display A section of this aircraft was recovered from the crash site and displayed at a museum in the nearby town of Beechworth in about 2002. References Australia @ War - Crash of a Brewster Buffalo on Mount Stanley in Victoria FindAGrave - Lieut Henry Orous Null, Jr (photo, grave photo) Facebook AHSA (Qld) Inc. Zoom meeting lecture "Brewster Buffalo Wreck, Mount Stanley, Victoria" by Daniel Leahy May 19, 2020 Thanks to Daniel Leahy for additional research and analysis Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated March 7, 2023 |
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