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| USAAF 5th AF 375th TCG 57th TCS  Elliot Smock 2000 |
Pilot 2nd Lt. Thomas H. Fletcher, O-810641 (MIA / KIA, BR) Marion, IN Co-Pilot 2nd Lt Robert W. McDowell, O-721828 (MIA / KIA, BR) Wooster, OH Navigator 2nd Lt Carl F. Copeland, O-811318 (MIA / KIA, BR) MA Radio Sgt Charlie A. Donnelly, 11117634 (MIA / KIA, BR) Newton, MA Engineer TSgt James E. Wilson, 35677218 (MIA / KIA, BR) Middletown, OH Crashed June 28, 1945 MACR 11648 Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Constructor Number 19191. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-47A-70-DL Skytrain serial number 42-100728. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA). Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 375th Troop Carrier Group (375th TCG), 57th Troop Carrier Squadron (57th TCS). No nose art or nickname. Mission History On June 28, 1945 took off and crashed on Biak. Elliot Smock reports: "This C-47 is located about 1km from the P-39. Max Priban is pictured with the tail stabilizer and wing parts lie close to the road and it is said that some of it was bulldozed there during construction of the road. Villages told us that further up the hill human remains are present in what they say is the wreckage of the forward fuselage but they would not take us as it was getting dark." References USAF Serial Number Search Results - C-47A-70-DL Skytrain 42-100728 "100728 (MSN 19191) condemned missing Jun 28, 1945" June 1945 USAAF Overseas Accident Report does not list C-47A 42-100728 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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