Port Moresby-Jackson (7 Mile Drome)

The airplane departed Port Moresby-7 Mile Drome on a bombing mission against a Japanese convoy in the Huon Gulf off Lae. Over the target are, it was hit by enemy fire (anti aircraft and Japanese fighters). The pilot was able to leave the combat area but was eventually forced to make an emergency landing in hilly terrain near Kaisenik near the Black Cat Pass, east of Wau. During the crash landing, the fuselage broke rear of the radio compartment and the tail gunner Sgt Henry B. Bowen was killed and the radio operator Robert H. Albright was seriously injured. All seven other crew members suffered various injuries. On January 14, the radio operator died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
1st Lt Raymond S. Dau, pilot,
2nd Lt Donald W. Hoggan, copilot,
2nd Lt Albert V. Cole, bombardier,
2nd Lt Peter J. Hudec, navigator,
Sgt Robert H. Albright, radio operator, †
S/Sgt Lloyd T. Dumond, flight engineer,
Sgt Francis E. Caldwell, air gunner,
Sgt Henry J. Blasco, air gunner,
Sgt Henry B. Bowen, air gunner. †

The airplane named 'Yeah' departed Port Moresby-Seven Mile Drome to bomb Japanese ships off Lae. Over the target, it was attacked by Japanese Mitsubishi Zero. With the left engine on fire, the pilot was able to leave the combat area but was eventually forced to ditch the airplane 60 km south of Salamaua. Three crew members were rescued while four others were killed.
Crew (22nd BG):
1st Lt Leonard T. Nicholson, pilot,
1st Lt Jack L. Childers, copilot,
1st Lt Norman E. Oefreese, navigator, †
Sgt Jack C. Moseley, bombardier, †
S/Sgt William M. Brown, flight engineer, †
S/Sgt Joseph P. Papp, radio operator, †
Cpl Thomas A. Moffitt, air gunner.

The airplane departed Port Moresby-7 Mile Drome at 0848LT on an operation to Rabaul. Around noon, it arrived over the target area at an altitude of 8,500 feet and bombed enemy ships. While proceeding east of Rabaul-Vunakanau Airfield at an altitude of 5,000 feet, it was apparently shot down by Japanese fighters and crashed. The airplane and its crew were not recovered. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Maj Allen Lindberg, pilot,
Cpt Benton H. Daniel, copilot,
2nd Lt Robert L. Hand, bombardier,
1st Lt John W. Hanson, navigator,
T/Sgt Dennis T. Craig, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Quentin W. Blakely, radio operator,
Sgt Leslie A. Stewart, air gunner,
Pvt Leland W. Stone, air gunner,
Pfc William G. Fraser Jr., air gunner.
Passengers:
Br Gen Kenneth N. Walker,
Maj Jack W. Bleasdale.

The airplane named 'So Sorry' departed Port Moresby-Seven Mile Drome on an operation to Lae. Over the target area, it was hit by enemy fire that cut the elevator cables. The pilot was able to leave the area but was forced to attempt an emergency landing in Kukuobata, near Dobodura. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all eight occupants were rescued, among them three were injured.
Crew (22nd BG):
1st Lt Gerald J. Crosson, pilot,
McCaskey,
Johnson +5.

The airplane departed Charters Towers Airport on a transit flight to Port Moresby-Jackson (7 Mile Drome). En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the Coral Sea some 112 km north of Osprey Reef, off Queensland. The airplane burst into flames upon impact and all 11 occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Donald K. Emerson,
1st Lt Lloyd C. Miller,
T/Sgt Paul R. Ervin,
S/Sgt Ernest R. Fanta,
S/Sgt Albert Belcher, pilot,
S/Sgt Everett E. Walker,
Sgt Donald D. Ruth,
Sgt Richard H. Saint Sauveur,
Sgt Stephen L. Taylor,
Pfc Delmar A. Klemmer,
Pvt William S. Vidmar.

Shortly after takeoff from Port Moresby-7 Mile Drome, while climbing to a height of 300 feet, the n°4 engine stopped. The pilot increased power to the other engines but soon afterwards, both engines n°1 and 2 also failed. With only one engine running, the airplane was ditched in the Bootless Bay and came to rest in shallow water. All eight crew members were rescued.
Crew:
1st Lt Ealon S. Hocutt, pilot,
2nd Lt Henry W. Evans, copilot,
2nd Lt Oscar D. Olson,
2nd Lt Gordon F. Wilcox,
S/Sgt William H. Schiffer, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Donald Pinenger, radio operator,
S/Sgt George L. White, air gunner,
Sgt Raymond Quillen, air gunner.

The airplane departed Port Moresby-Jackson (7 Mile Drome) in the late evening of December 1 on its third operation against Japanese convoy. While returning to base in the early morning, it nosed down and crashed with a 35° angle on hilly terrain located between the airports of Five Mile and Seven Mile. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew (43rd BG):
1st Lt Robert K. Freeman, pilot,
2nd Lt Clinton L. Smith, copilot,
2nd Lt Harry L. Moy,
S/Sgt Richard M. Cullisun,
S/Sgt James M. Iverson,
Sgt Wilbert H. Grogan,
Cpl Saul Berstein ,
Cpl Robert F. Wright,
Cpl Morris McFarland, air gunner.