CRASH OF A USAAF AIRCRAFT
AFTER LEAVING ESSENDON AIRPORT, MELBOURNE
ON 14 JULY 1942

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A USAAF aircraft of the 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron of the 374th Troop Carrier Group went missing on 14 July 1942 after taking off from Essendon airfield in Melbourne. This was the first loss for the 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron.

The crew, as follows, were all listed as missing:-

2nd Lt. Robert L. Davis
2nd Lt. Harry P. Forry
S/Sgt. Jack H. Dorsett

 

Can anyone tell me the Serial No. and type of aircraft involved in this crash?

 

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