RAAF
75 Squadron
Pilot P/O Ronald Kevin Critchley
O'Conner, 411175 (MIA)
Missing March
27, 1942
Mission History
Engaged on patrol over Port
Moresby with F/O Wood in P-40E Kittyhawk A29-15
on March 27, 1942. During a dogfight with three Zeros, Wood reported
having seen
a parachute, believed to be that of O'Connor. A fire was also observed
burning in the immediate area possibly A29-19, crashing possibly in
the Galley Reach area, west of Port Moresby.
Post War Searches
Immediate
and post-war searches found nothing. O'Conner's loss was
the second 75 Squadron fatality to take place in Papua New Guinea.
References
Thanks to Daniel Leahy for this information.
P-40
MIA
