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Site Report: October 27, 2007
This aircraft was on a cargo mission from Chabua to Ondal, India on 24 March 1944. The plane crashed killing all of the crew. Dead: 4.
Pilot: 1st Lt Richard S. Austin, xxxx0337
Co-Pilot: 2nd Lt Joe O. Hudgins, xxxx0431
Radio Op: Cpl Giles Q. Stevens, xxxx2130
Engineer: Cpl Arnold B. Stavinoha, xxxx6673
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Site Report: October 22, 2007
The aircraft departed Jorhat, India at 1945z on 17 July 1945, enroute to Hsinching, China. It checked in over Pathalipen at 2025z. Altitude was 8,000 feet, on able course, and vanished. Concentrated search had been conducted to no avail. Search was abandoned as of the 17th of August, 1945. All aboard this aircraft have been declared dead. Dead: 4.
Pilot: 1st Lt Allen R. Turner, xxxx6737
Co-Pilot: 2nd Lt Fredrick W. Langhorst, xxxx0387
Radio Op: Cpl Robert L. McAdoo, xxxx2676
Aerial-Eng: Pvt Joseph I. Natvick, xxxx6393
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Site Report: October 1, 2007
The aircraft was enroute from Kunming, China to Misamari, India on 20 February 1944. Pilot was apparently lost in extremely bad weather. Contact was very poor. Last radio contact:
724: "We are at 8,000 feet can you see my lights? Can you see my lights! We are still in the rain."
TE: "Negative on the lights."
724: "TC. TC. There's that mountain again. (30 second interval) Oh, we may hit it yet!. (Noise like lightning a few seconds later or possible crash of the airplane)
Ground bearings were erroneous. Aircraft not located and crew declared dead. Dead: 4.
Pilot: 2nd Lt Jack Hunter, xxxx2620
Co-Pilot: 2nd Lt Alfred S. Hemmer, xxxx2565
Radio Op: Sgt Imman A. Watson, xxxx5822
Aerial-Eng: S/Sgt John L. Weinberg, xxxx7928
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Site Report: December 7, 2006
On 25 January 1944 this aircraft from the 14th Air Force, 308th Bomb Group, 425th Bomb Squadron departed Kunming, China for Chabua, India on a routine ferrying mission. It never arrived in Chabua. From a report dated 20 November 1944, this plane was still listed as “Missing in routine flight”. Crew declared dead: 8
Pilot: 1st Lt. William A. Swanson, xxxx8935
Co-Pilot: F/O Sheldon L. Chambers, T-291
Navigator: 1st Lt. Irwin Zaetz, xxxx1661
Bombardier: 1st Lt. Robert E. Oxford, xxxx3308
Engineer: S/Sgt. Charles D. Ginn, xxxx4114
Radio Op.: S/Sgt. Harry B. Queen, xxxx1096
Gunner: Sgt. James A. Hinson, xxxx8472
Gunner: Sgt. Alfred H. Gerrans, Jr., xxxx5848
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(a.k.a. CNAC #58)
Site Report: December 14, 2005
This CNAC transport was enroute over "The Hump" from Dinjan, India to Kunming, China on 07 April 1943. It crashed about 500 feet from the top of a mountain, at an altitude of about 16,000 feet. The radio operator was killed in the crash, his neck was broken. The pilot and co-pilot survived the crash, but were injured. After weeks of agonizing travel down the mountain side, they finally located some friendly natives and received help to return to their home base. Dead: 1
Pilot: C.J. Rosbert
Co-Pilot: Charles R. Hammell
Radio Op: Y.T. Wong
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Site Report: November 11, 2003
This airplane departed Yunnanyi, China for Misamari, India on 02 November 1943. The weather over the “Hump” was reported as favorable, however nothing further was heard from this aircraft. Dead: 3
Pilot: 1st Lt. John A. Deaux, xxxx0533
Co-Pilot: 2nd Lt. Roger Edger L. Corbiere, xxxx8101
Radio Operator: Cpl. Paul E. Pakari, xxxx6846
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(a.k.a. CNAC #77)
Site Report: October 20, 2003
This CNAC transport left Kunming for Tengchung, China at 0709 GMT on 06 January 1945. The aircraft was over Tengchung but was unable to land due to bad weather. No 77 headed for Dinjan Airfield, and at 0822 GMT called Kunming but received no answer. No further contact was made. Dead: 4.
Pilot: Capt R.W. Coldren
Co-Pilot: K.W. Chen (Chinese)
Radio Operator: V.N. Chow (Chinese)
T/R: G. Tai (Chinese)
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Site Report: October 19, 2003
On 24 April 1943, a C-87 (41-23696) with a five man crew of the 1333rd AAF Base Unit, 3rd Transport squadron, 1st Transport Group departed Yangkai, China at approximately 1400 hours enroute to their home base at Chabua, India. There was no radio contact with the aircraft after take-off and when the aircraft did not arrive at Chabua, the aircraft and crew were reported missing. Specific aerial searches to locate this aircraft commenced immediately and lasted until approximately 26 May 1943, focusing on the possible flight path that this aircraft would have taken. In January 1946 the crew was presumed to have died. Aircraft not located, crew declared dead. Dead: 5
Capt. Jennings H. Mease, Pilot, xxxx0874
2nd Lt. Samuel E. Lunday, Jr., Co-Pilot, xxxx7528
1st Lt. James M. Jeffrey, Navigator, xxxx4013
SSgt Elwood E. Stevens, Radio Operator, xxxx4292
Pfc Mervyn E. Sims, Engineer, xxxx0815
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