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Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:20 am
Friends.. I'm trying to locate any surviving family members of the crew of B-26 #40-1390, "Lil de Icer", , 408th Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Group. Crashed on take-off at Reid River, Australia 15 May 1942. Any help would be deeply appreciated!
the following crew were killed in this crash:-
Lt. John A. Phipps, pilot
Lt. Robert "Bud" M. Rye, pilot
Lt. James W. Currie, bombardier
S/Sgt. George H. Bullock, engineer
T/Sgt. John E. Cunningham, crew chief
Cpl. Duward R. Davis, Jr., engineer
Cpl. Joseph A. Kovach, mechanic
Lt. Jack W. Oliver, pilot (passenger)