American Aircraft Losses in New Guinea
Known aircaft and historical losses

American Aircraft Losses at Alexishafen
Known losses in the Alexishafen area:

P-38H Lightning 42-66596
P-38H Lightning 42-66834
P-388H Lightning 42-66546
B-25D "Green Dragon" 41-30118

Known wrecks in Madang / Alexishafen area yet to be identified:
P-38 Lightning at Siar Island
P-38 Lightning at NobNob

American Aircraft Losses at Madang
Known losses in the Madang area:

P-38H Lightning 42-66904
P-38H "Mareelee II" 42-66851 Tail Numer 23
P-38J Lightning 42-104355
B-25G Mitchell 42-64850
B-25D "Lucky Star" Mitchell Serial Number 41-30183

• The 80 FS/ 8 FG lost a P-38 force land on the banks of the Naru River, south of Madang.
• Lt. Knox (475 FG) went MIA at the mouth of the Ramu valley.
• Donno Bellows who force landed at mouth of the ramu valley (Knox's wingman)
• On April 16, 1944 at least two other P-38's lost in the area (two are probably at Meibu village, Finisterress).
• A-20 43-9423 386 BS, 312 BG 1 March 44 hit a small hill by a lake 2 miles SW of Alexishafen
• P-38 42-66510 Missing Madang area
• P-38H 42-66580 433 FS, 475 FG 24 Sept 43 [Kirschner] last seen Alexishafen
• P-38H 42-66741 433 FS, 475 FG 24 Sept 43 near Alexishafen in sea
• B-25 41-30303 71 BS, 38 BG [Armor] 20 Dec 43, Sek Harbour, W Sek Island
• B-25 41-30516 499 BG, 345 BG [Thompson] 9 Sept 43 Alexishafen Madang area hit a tree
• B-25 41-30771 405 BS, 38 BG [Besley]21 Dec 43 150 feet offshore Cape Kusserou, Madang
• B-25 42-64850 833 BS, 38 BG [Smith] 3 Nov 43 Offshore bili Bili is, Madang
• P39N 42-20359 110 TS, 71 TG 5-7 miles w Madang a/s 16 Feb 44[Swanson] hit trees after power loss on a phamphlet dropping run
• P-39Q 42-20359 110 TS ,71 TG 12 May 44 [Marman] into sea Astrolabe Bay , Madang
• P-40 42-105477 35FS, 8FG [McKee] 13 Nov 43, between Madang and Alexishafen

American Aircraft Losses at Dumpu
P-38H Lightning 42-66837

The villagers present at the recovery of A-20 "Big Nig" n suggested that there are other twin tailed aircraft in the swamps near their village.

The following aircraft had crew members POW / executed at Amron by the Japanese Army Kempeitai (Military Police)
B-25D Mitchell 41-30221
B-25D Mitchell "Green Dragon" 41-30118
P-38J Lightning 42-104355

References
Research by Justin Taylan, Walt Deas, John Douglas, Michael Claringbould and Keith Hopper
The losses on April 16, 1944 "Black Sunday" are coveed in the book Black Sunday by Michael Claringbould

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