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| RAF 1315 Flight |
Pilot F/Lt Charles Raymond Kerferd Young, 425802 RAAF (KIA, BR) Toowong, QLD Navigator F/O Frederick Dunlop Rutledge, 426164 RAAF (KIA, BR) South Brisbane, QLD Radio W/O Kenneth Clement Bevan, 1140088 RAF (KIA, BR) Liverpool, UK Crashed July 2, 1945 Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Constructors Number 15912/32660. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-47B-25-DK Skytrain serial number 44-76328. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Delivered to the Royal Air Force (RAF) as C-47B Dakota IV serial number KN344. Assigned to 1315 Flight. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On July 2, 1945 took off from Mascot Airfield near Sydney piloted by F/Lt Young on a ferry flight via Garbutt Field and Milne Bay bound for Momote Airfield on Los Negros Island. Aboard was cargo bound for the Royal Navy and passenger W/O Kenneth Clement Bevan. This C-47 landed at Garbutt Field then took off on the next leg of the flight bound for Milne Bay. When this aircraft failed to arrive, the aircraft was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Wreckage Postwar, the wreckage was found by a RAAF Searcher Team led by S/L Keith Rundle near Samarai Island. The remains of the crew were recovered. Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. After the recovery of remains, the crew were buried at Bomana War Cemetery. Young at B3. D. 16. Rutledge at B3. D. 17. Bevan at B3. D. 18. References USAF - Douglas C-47B-25-DK Skytrain 44-76328 "76328 (MSN 15912/32660) to RAF as Dakota IV KN344. Crashed at Samari, New Guinea Jul 2, 1945 (not sure if this is date of crash or date wreck was found)" CWGC - Charles Raymond Kerferd Young CWGC - Frederick Dunlop Rutledge CWGC - Kenneth Clement Bevan FindAGrave - Flight Lieutenant Charles Raymond Young (Bomana) FindAGrave - Flying Officer Frederick Dunlop Rutledge (Bomana) FindAGrave - Warrant Officer ( W. Op. [Air] ) Kenneth Clement Bevan (Bomana) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated January 2, 2022 |
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