Aircraft History
Took off from Port Moresby. Suffered mechanical failure and crashed near Tubusereia.

Recovery of Remains
Burley's remains were recovered and buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), Plot D Row 0 Grave 426.

Wreckage
Corroded wreckage remained until the late 1960s.

Ray Fairfield adds:
"I only waded ashore to it once. There was nothing to salvage other than the guns - corroded right away. This one ditched between the tidelines in Tubusereia area, I had a 30 Caliber Machine Gun from it, and Bill Chapman had the 37mm Cannon when I left PNG. Both had live rounds up the spout!"

References
Attack and Conquer, page 313

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009