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    Redscar Bay Central Province Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Location
Redscar Bay borders Redscar (Redscar Head) on the south coast of New Guinea at the mouth of the Vanapa River and Galley Reach. To the northeast is Varivari Island.

P-39D Airacobra 41-6945
Pilot Carpenter, force landed on mud flat near Redscar

P-39F Airacobra 41-7136
On June 16, 1942 pilot Rice last seen over Redscar area, Missing In Action (MIA)

B-25H Mitchell 43-4341
Pilot Dreger, crashed into sea off Redscar Head for reasons unknown

P-47D Thunderbolt
Pilot unknown, crashed on the beach

P-47D "Hi Topper" 42-8081
Pilot Lolos ditched October 10, 1943

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Last Updated
December 27, 2022

 

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