wreck1
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USAAF Personnel in Australia
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06/07/2005 09:14:12 AM
Hi All, Do any of these names ring a bell with anyone out there. Trying to establish a Group and date of death. NAME
RANK
SERIAL
AHMANN,EVERETT L
SSGT
17030955
GIBSON,VICTOR N
1LT
O791417
GIUGNO,JOHN F
CPL
12030794
PEGLOW,ALBERT E JR
TEC5
36129389
REITMAN,MICHAEL L
2LT
O790587
WAITE,JOHN R
CPL
36404344
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Ted Darcy
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RE: USAAF Personnel in Australia
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06/07/2005 10:47:18 AM
Hi Ted, Here is a pretty detailed link that should answer your questions. http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozcrashes/qld58.htm CRASH OF A C-47 DAKOTA
OF THE 374TH TRANSPORT GROUP
IN THE MONTO AREA, 65 MILES WEST OF BUNDABERG
ON 21 NOVEMBER 1943
-Keith Hardie Nephew of John David Hardie, 447th BG waist gunner. www.447bg.com
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RE: USAAF Personnel in Australia
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06/07/2005 04:43:18 PM
Keith,
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RE: USAAF Personnel in Australia
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02/10/2006 06:10:06 AM
Douglas C-47-DL 41-18648 c/n6009 Sumax 12/01/1943 named "Starduster" With 21st TCS. On 21/11/43 LWT flight Rockhampton-Archerfield. On 22/06/48, airframe located 6 miles Nth and 35 miles West of Monto (SW Rockhampton) by stockman F.A. Smith in a steep gully between two high hills in timbered country; Starboard wing had separated in flight & aircraft spun in;
MACR #1220 quotes pilot as 1st Lt Victor Noah Gibson MACR 1220.
I have RAAF Report.
Oh,..the Directorate of Allied Transport Registration (DAT)was VHCGC
Best
Gordy
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