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B-24J #42-100184
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This 14th Air Force aircraft from the 373rd Bomb Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, departed Yangkai, China, enroute Chabua India on a ferry mission. Last radio contact they were 30 minutes east of Chabua. This was the last time this aircraft or crew was heard from. Due to the mountainous terrain where the plane was lost, it is believed that if the plane were located, it would be all but impossible to recover the remains. The crew of this aircraft were declared dead as of 26 May 1945. Missing in Flight since 25 May 1944 between Yangkai, China and Chabua, India. Capt. Thomas H. Clare a passenger on this plane was from the 341st Bomb Group. Dead: 10.

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  • Crew
  • Pilot 1st Lt. Robert M. King
  • Engineer TSgt. Robert Riley
  • Gunner SSgt. Garland J. Reed
  • SSgt. Raymond J. Bridge
  • Cpl. Merle  L. Pickup
  • Tasul Borang was porter for failed US recovery attempt in 1947
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