528th Bombardment Squadron (528th BS)
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 5th Air Force (5th AF), 380th Bombardment Group (380th BG)

Background
The 528th Bombardment Squadron (528th BS) was part of 380th Bombardment Group (380th BG) "The Flying Circus", 5th Air Force (5th AF) in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) operating the B-24 Liberator.

B-24D "Shady Lady" 42-40369  pilot Craig force landed August 14, 1943

On September 21, 1943 nine B-24s from 380th BG (seven from 530th BS and two from 528th BS) led by Major A. J. Bratton on an armed reconnaissance and bombing mission against Langgoer Airfield. Inbound, detected by radar and intercepted by six Zeros from 202 Kōkūtai (202 Air Group). Meanwhile, two Nicks from 5th Hiko Sentai (5th Flying Regiment) took off from Langgoer Airfield to intercept. Ki-45 Nick pilot Captain Yoshiaki Yamashita, 2nd chutai leader intercepts and shot down B-24D "Little Joe" 42-40532 pilot 1st Lt. Wilbour L. Morris (crew POW). The Zeros damaged B-24D "She' Asta" 42-40512 pilot Cunningham and B-24D "Queer Deer" 42-40935 pilot Baker. Also damaged is B-24D "Nothing Sacred" 42-40509 pilot Parris was also damaged with an engine shot out, salvoed his bomb load and returning crashed in Australia.

B-24D 42-41242  pilot 1st Lt. Wilfred L. Grenfell (KIA) crashed November 11, 1943

B-24D "Black Widow" 42-40967  pilot Beller crashed November 21, 1943, 11 missing

B-24D "Career Girl" 42-41234  damaged December 14, 1943 and abandoned at Dobodura

On February 26, 1945 lost is B-24D "Beautiful Betsy" 42-40387 pilot 1st Lt. William E. McDaniel (MIA) on a ferry flight bound for Eagle Farm Field and went missing. The crash site was found in 1994 and remains recovered.

On May 17, 1945 the squadron took off on a bombing mission against Matsuyama Airfield on Formosa. Lost is B-24J "Bums Away" 42-110123 pilot 2nd Lt. John M. Harwood (MIA).

References
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II (1982) pages XXX (528th Bombardment) [PDF pages XXX]
The Best in the Southwest: The 380th Bombardment Group (H) in World War II (1995) unit history
The Flying Circus Pacific War 1943 As Seen Through a Bombsight (2005)
Darwin's Air War 1942 – 1945 An Illustrated History Commemorating The Darwin Air Raids (Revised Edition) (2011)
The Flying Circus 380th Bomb Group Association official website