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Pilot P/O Peter Thomas Robilliard, 411525 (MIA / KIA) Wollstonecraft, NSW MIA August 18, 1942 Aircraft History Built by Curtiss in Buffalo, New York. Constructors Number 18755. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-40E-1-CU Warhawk serial number 41-36234. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) as serial number ET880. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia. Wartime History On August 13, 1942 delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Assigned to No. 76 Squadron. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On August 18, 1942 took off from Port Moresby piloted by P/O Peter T. Robilliard as one of three Kittyhawks on a ferry flight bound for Gurney Airfield (No. 1 Strip, Fall River) near Milne Bay accompanied by a B-25 Mitchell from the 3rd Bombardment Group (3rd BG). When this P-40 failed to arrive and was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Searches On October 26, 1946 S/Ldr Rundle reported that coastal searches between Milne Bay and Port Moresby revealed no trace of this aircraft or pilot. Memorials Robilliard was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He is memorialized at Bomana War Cemetery on the Port Moresby Memorial, panel 9. References RAAF Aircraft Status Card - Kittyhawk A29-141 USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-40E-1-CU Warhawk 41-36234 "36234 (MSN 18755) was to have gone to RAF as ET880, but to RAAF as A29-141 Aug 1942. MIA over Milne Bay 8/1942." ADF Serials - Kittyhawk A29-141 CWGC - Peter Thomas Robilliard FindAGrave - Pilot Officer Peter Thomas Robilliard Thanks to Edward Rogers and Daniel Leahy for their assistance with this profile Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated August 10, 2021 |
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