USAAF
5th AF
6th PRG
8th PRS
1943 via Rocker
Pilot Robert M. Blackard, O-661433 (KIA)
Crashed May 21, 1943
MACR 12279
Mission History
Took off from 14 Mile Drome near Port Moresby on a mission between Wau and Salamaua. Natives found the aircraft with Blackard's remains in September 1944 and his body was recovered.
References
Thanks to Robert Rocker for historical details.
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