AAF crash in Australia 5 June 1942

Anthony J. Mireles · Post by **Anthony J. Mireles** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:38 pm

Looking for any details concerning the crash of an AAF airplane at Queensland, Australia, on 5 June 1942. Need the AAF serial number and aircraft type for the AAF airplane that crashed at Queensland on 5 June 1942. Six fatalities. Sole survivor James W. Parker (rank and branch unknown). Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Anthony J. Mireles
http://www.warbirdcrash.com

Dean · Post by **Dean** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:06 am

Do you know the names of the six crew killed? I have asked a question about a Capt McIntyre killed same date in Queensland, Australia.

See here http://www.pacificwrecks.com/bboard/vie ... =5104#5104

Anthony J. Mireles · Post by **Anthony J. Mireles** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:50 pm

Killed in the AAF crash at Queensland, Australia, on 5 June 1942 were:

Patrick W. McIntyre, Pilot?
Dwight S. Muckley, co-pilot?
T.E. Phipps, Jr.
Richard M. Cone
Henry W. Lysakoski (civilian)
Edward Marschmer (civilian)

Survivor: James W. Parker.

This information was found on the AAF Foreign Aircraft Accident Data Sheet on the AAF Aircraft Accident Microfilm for that date; there is no proper AAF Form # 14 Aircraft Accident Report for this one that I can find. Just the data sheet.

Don't know the rank or branch of the above mentioned servicemen;
Still looking for the aircraft type, AAF serial number, exact location, and any other detail concerning this accident. Thanks, Tony Mireles

penguim832au · Post by **penguim832au** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:14 pm

Anthony J. Mireles wrote:Killed in the AAF crash at Queensland, Australia, on 5 June 1942 were:

Patrick W. McIntyre, Pilot?
Dwight S. Muckley, co-pilot?
T.E. Phipps, Jr.
Richard M. Cone
Henry W. Lysakoski (civilian)
Edward Marschmer (civilian)

Survivor: James W. Parker.

I believe that those killed were first buried in the American plot of the Lutwyche cemetery in Brisbane and were relocated at the end of the war.
3 now rest in Hawaii, the others may have been returned to the US

Patrick W. McIntyre
Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 0-021495
Headquarters, 19th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Illinois
Died: 5-Jun-42
Buried at: Plot A Row 0 Grave 401
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal

Richard M. Cone
Captain, U.S. Army
Service # 0-250706
42nd Chemical Laboratory Company
Entered the Service from: New York
Died: 5-Jun-42
Buried at: Plot B Row 0 Grave 131
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards: Nil

Henry W. Lysakoski
Civilian,
Service #
United States Civilian
Entered the Service from: Maryland
Died: 5-Jun-42
Buried at: Plot P Row 0 Grave 866
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards: Nil

It interesting to note the unit to which Cone was attached.

I have been unable to find enlistment records for Phelps & Muckley - could these names be checked (service numbers if available)

Working on the aircraft type and number
19BG were operating B-17's at that time although crew list given is small for a B-17

Tony

Daniel Leahy · Post by **Daniel Leahy** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:06 am

penguim832au wrote:I have been unable to find enlistment records for Phelps & Muckley - could these names be checked (service numbers if available)

If they're not listed on the ABMC website then they are not buried in cemeteries under the control of the American Battle Monuments Commission - Possibly private burials.

I found this page:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/ ... un1942.htm
Which lists it as an "Unknown" aircraft loss at Archerfield on 05-Jun-1942.

I wonder if McIntyre the namesake of the B-24 base at Tocumwal?

Dean · Post by **Dean** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:27 am

Hi Daniel,
In answer to your question about Tocumwal. Yes. It was named after Capt MacIntyre. IIRC the forums at ADF Serials had a topic discussion on this with a NAA image stating such.

Regards

Dean · Post by **Dean** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:28 am

G'day Noel,
I now beleive this information is contained in my email at work. I will endevour to get it to you as sson as I can in the next few days.

Regards
Dean

Anthony J. Mireles · Post by **Anthony J. Mireles** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:43 pm

Noel,

I am glad that my original posting generated the interest that was pivotal in solving your mystery about the name of McIntyre Field.

As I stated above, there is no AAF Form # 14 Accident report for this accident. There exists only a data sheet from the AAF Accident Report microfilm.

Tony Mireles

Anthony J. Mireles · Post by **Anthony J. Mireles** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:50 pm

Still looking for the aircraft type and AAF serial number concerning the crash of an AAF airplane at Archer Field, Queensland, Australia, on 5 June 1942. Any help greatly appreciated.
Tony Mireles

Ozatwar · Post by **Ozatwar** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:00 am

I have just created a new web page on this mystery crash:-

http://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld218.htm

I also have pages on Camp Muckley:-

http://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/campmuckley.htm

and McIntyre Field:-

http://www.ozatwar.com/tocumwal.htm

I would love to know the identity of this aircraft.

Peter Dunn
Australia @ War
http://www.ozatwar.com

conekiller · Post by **conekiller** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:16 pm

I'm not sure what I can provide to this conversation other then that Richard M. Cone, is Richard Morton Cone, and was my grandfather. He was born in 1907, and I'm not sure what would have had him on this flight...

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/print-recor ... id=5341575

Rick (Richard Cone)

conekiller · Post by **conekiller** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:19 pm

Scratch the URL I posted.. wrong Richard Cone on archives.gov...

GordyB2 · Post by **GordyB2** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:18 am

Aside from details already outlined by others,

1st Lt Tilden H Phipps Jr 0-355533 NFDs
1st Lt Dwight S Muckley Jr 0-398662 who was 34th PS 35th PG PI (41P-40s, evacuated to Australia 12/41) then 20thPS (Prov) (February 42 P-40E). He made it to Java with the 17thPS(prov) and was evacuated to Australia 01/03/42. After that, nil until accident.

I have no accidents IDed so far, only hunches.

Gordy

GordyB2 · Post by **GordyB2** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:11 am

Thanks Noel.

I 've been pretty well involved with Peter Dunn on these. I have fairly listings also of the naming of Northern Territory stripes and their Pilot/Airforce relationship as well as USAAF (USAFIA) all over Oz .

Most of the data comes from USAAF Records on microfilm and NAA Files in Australia.

Example per Livingstone Strip

I have a few of these I've sent to Peter

Best
Gordy

nbrettoner · Post by **nbrettoner** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:51 pm

Hello,

This message is mainly for Peter Dunn & anyone interested in this mysterious crash.
While redoing a Google search, I came across the following article, to which I have no acquaintance/connection etc.

Possibly put up by someone seeing this forum thread, or perhaps Peter the website you kindly added this incident to.
From the article in the link below, it would appear as perhaps nothing more than a bit of 'mischief'.
Making out something different, other than what the facts have revealed?.

If there have been alleged sightings of WWII airmen late at night near the old WWII Archerfield Aerodrome, I'd like to know where the author gets his/her idea that the aircraft actually crashed in the nearby vicinity?. Do they have 'connections' we don't know about!?? (smile)

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