529th Bombardment Squadron (529th BS)
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 5th Air Force (5th AF), 380th Bombardment Group (380th BG)

Background
The 529th Bombardment Squadron (529th 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 "Esmeralda II" 42-40507  pilot Merkel crashed July 10, 1943 remains recovered, case resolved.

B-24D "Snafu" 42-40513  damaged September 15, 1943 fuselage displayed at AAHC.

B-24D "Nothing Sacred" 42-40509  crashed October 7, 1943.

On July 5, 1944 lost is B-24D "Big Chief Cockeye" 42-40351  pilot F/O Harold A. Thornton a weather reconnaissance over Ceram (Seram) with the crew MIA with 4 POW, executed/died.

B-24J "Paper Doll" 42-73187  pilot Wormer crashed January 19, 1944

On March 8, 1944 lost is B-24D "Sunshine I" 42-41225 piloted by 1st Lt Leo M. Jennings shot down by Japanese fighters off Wewak.

B-24J "Lucky Don" 42-73485  crashed April 7, 1944

B-24D "Toughy" 42-40525  pilot Terpnin crashed May 7, 1944

B-24D "Snafu No. 2" 42-41120  salvaged May 29, 1945

References
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II (1982) pages XXX (529th 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