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Pilot 1st Lt. Dan H. David (WIA, survived) Force Landed October 24, 1943 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Curtiss in Buffalo, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-40N-5-CU Warhawk serial number 42-104??? (last three digits unknown, possibly P-40N Warhawk 42-104949). Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 49th Fighter Group (49th FG), 8th Fighter Squadron (8th FS). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On October 24, 1943 took off from Tsili-Tsilli Airfield piloted by 1st Lt. Dan H. David on a mission to strafe Japanese barges south of Madang. Hit by ground fire, this P-40 was damaged but reached the Watut Valley near Lae before the engine seized. Pilot David force landed near Hopoi and suffered a back sprain during the landing. Rescue Afterwards, David was later rescued by a L-4 and was transported to Oro Bay and recovered at the hospital before being transported back to the United States. Memorials On September 22, 1987 he passed away from lymphatic cancer in Siesta Key, Florida. He was cremated and has no grave or memorial marker. References Possibly, this aircraft was P-40N Warhawk 42-104949 that was later registered in Australian and the United States. NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Daniel H. David AWM 059272 photograph October 26, 1943 of camouflaged P-40 near Hopoi is possibly this plane 49th Fighter Group (1989) includes a photo of David with a P-40N Warhawk Protect and Avenge (1995) pages 192, 208 "The Warhawk squadrons were still fully engaged in the reduction of the enemy camps on the Huon Peninsula and the men at Marilinan again had to rescue another stray Blacksheep on the 24th. Lt. Dan David had been hit by ground fire while strafing barges south of Madang and had nursed his holed P-40 all the way to the Watut Valley where the engine shut down. Just as squadron mate Thorvaldson had done seven weeks prior, David attempted a belly landing on the Waffir River sandbar, but his plane cartwheeled and slammed down in heavy brush. Luckily, and L-5 liaison hack reached the flyer who had barely been able to crawl from the wreckage despite a severe back sprain. The injured man was eventually evacuated to the hospital at Oro Bay, and then back to the United States." FAA Registry N-Number Inquiry - P-40N Warhawk 42-104949 registered as N537BR FindAGrave - Dan Rowan (photos) 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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