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Pilot 1st Lt. Raymond E. Anglin, USAAF (KIA, BR) TX Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. James W. Kennedy, USAAF (KIA, BR) Allen County, OH Engineer Sgt Frank J. Ropinski, USAAF (KIA, BR) Jefferson County, WI Radio Sgt Harold L. Baumstein, USAAF (KIA, BR) Hartford, CT Crew Sgt Robert L. Adkins, USAAF (KIA, BR) Lima, OH Passenger Flt. Lt. Roy Edgar Abbott, RAAF 264204 (KIA, BR) Mittagong, NSW Passenger Flt. Lt. Albert Ernest Watkin, RAAF 405265 (KIA, BR) Bundaberg, QLD Passenger Sgt Ronald Keith Pitchford, RAAF 410850 (KIA, BR) Hawthorn, VIC Passenger Cpl William Brady, RAAF 35720 (KIA, BR) Kingsgrove, NSW Passenger Cpl Francis Paul Morris, RAAF 71310 (KIA, BR) Stanmore, NSW Passenger LAC John Given Maxwell, RAAF 21638 (KIA, BR) Greta, NSW Passenger LAC Stanley Kirk Sims, RAAF 28071 (KIA, BR) Crystal Brook, SA Passenger Lt. Hartley H. Lockie, AIF NX151680 12 Adv. Ord. Depot HQ (KIA, BR) Orange, NSW Passenger Lt. Ross Roswell AIF NX107453 (KIA, BR) Newcastle, NSW Passenger Sgt Victor Frederick Bishop, AIF NX82072 5 Movt. Control Grp (KIA, BR) Queenscliff, NSW Passenger Sgt William Joseph Parker, AIF NX133213 (KIA, BR) Strathfield, NSW Passenger LSgt Trevor William Davey, AIF VX69200 (KIA, BR) Elsternwick, VIC Passenger Gnr William Howard Dorman, AIF QX24775 (KIA, BR) Charters Towers, QLD Passenger Pte A. H. Mildre, AIF QX52001 1 Trg. Bn. (KIA, BR) Crashed November 16, 1943 MACR 14422 Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Contract Number AC-20669 Constructors Number 9282. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-47A-20-DL Dakota serial number 42-23420. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 374th Troop Carrier Group (374th TCG), 21st Troop Carrier Squadron (21st TCS). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On November 16, 1943 took off from Batchelor Field near Darwin piloted by 1st Lt. Raymond E. Anglin on a flight bound for Archerfield Airfield near Brisbane. Aboard were passengers. Due to bad weather and thunderstorms, crashed south of Springsure killing everyone aboard. Wreckage Afterwards, the remains of the crew and passengers were recovered and buried in Australia. Postwar, their remains were transported to the United States for permenant burial. Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. An is buried at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro, TX in section 19. References Other sources incorrectly state this C-47 took off from Cooktown Airfield. USAF Serial Number Search Results - C-47A-20-DL Dakota 42-23420 "23420 (MSN 9282, 374th TCG, 21st TCS) disintegrated in a thunderstorm S of Springsure, Australia Nov 16, 1943, SW Pacific. MACR 14422. All 19 onboard killed." Missing Air Crew Report 14422 (MACR 14422) FindAGrave - 1LT Raymond Edwin Anglin (photos, grave photo) 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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