ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27837
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| Date: | Saturday 19 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24M-10-CO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 200 (Special Duties) Flt RAAF |
| Registration: | A72-159 |
| MSN: | 44-41972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dili, Timor -
 East Timor
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Leyburn, Queensland |
Ex-USAAF 44-41972. Failed to return from operations 17 May 1945. Crashed near Dili, Timor (now part of Indonesia) on 17 May 1945 on a "Sunbaker" reconnaissance mission. All on board posted as MIA/KIA:
AIRCRAFT CREW
F/O T.T. Biltoft
F/Lt. H.R. Campbell
F/O H.J. Clark
F/O H.A.J. Jones
F/Lt. J.W. Rice
F/O L.J. Brown
F/O A. McL. Clark, DFM (captain)
F/Sgt. C.A.R. Gamble
F/O G.M. Manning, DFM
Sgt. H. Riley
"Z" SPECIAL OPERATION MEMBERS
Lt. A.F. Wilkins
Sgt. K.H. Bell
Cpl A.L. Lilya
Cpl J.A. Nicol
Sgt. K.M. Marshall
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/2a72.htm
2. http://www.raafdb.com/view_aircraft.asp?id=717
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_4.h]tml
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20130402111311/http://baaa-acro.com/archives/1945-JAN-JUN.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dili
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Oct-2008 05:15 | angels one five | Updated |
| 06-May-2013 06:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2013 07:25 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 13-May-2014 20:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2021 23:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
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