USAAF
5th AF
43rd BG
403rd BS
Pilot 2nd Lt John W Carlson, O-743175 (KIA)
Gunner S/Sgt Ross D Burd, O-683518 (KIA)
MIA October 25, 1943
MACR 16367
Crew History
All members of this nine man crew are unknown, except for pilot & co-pilot.
Mission History
Took off from 7-Mile Drome near Port Moresby on a mission to bomb Rabaul Lost 40 miles north of Kirina, Kirwinia Island. Other crews reported his plane was seen flying into the storm and was never seen again and ditched or crashed in the Solomon Sea with three engines out. Pilot and co-pilot both drowned in the crash. When the plane did not return to Jackson Airdrome, a search was initiated but never sighted the plane or any of its crew.
References
Thanks to Herb Christensen and Aerothentic for additional information.
B-24
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