RAAF
4 Squadron
RAAF 1999
Pilot F/L
Denis Jack Unkles, 408766 (MIA)
Observer Lt.
John Rawden Fetherstonehaugh, VX20171 (MIA)
MIA April 15, 1944
Mission
History
Took off from Gusap Airfield on a reconnaissance over Japanese occupied
areas. The plane was never seen again.
Discovery
Discovered in the Finisterres Mountains in 1998 by American
anthropologist, Will Betz was told about the wreck.
Villagers remember the plane was perused by a Japanese fighter causing
it to crash in hilly terrain, killing the crew. Villagers buried the
bodies near the crash site.
MIA
Case Solved
An Australian Defense Force Team visited the site. The remains
of the crew were exhumed on January 13, 1999 and buried with full honors
at Lae War Cemetery.
Wirraway
