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| Date: | Saturday 26 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | USAAC 400th BS 90th BG 5th AF |
| Registration: | 41-23875 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Iron Range Airfield -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Iron Range Airfield, Australia |
| Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
First Lieutenant Roy B. Kendrick O-724626 US Army Air Forces 400th Bombardment Squadron 90th Bombardment Squadron 5th Air Force pilot of B-24D 41-23875 out of Iron Range Airfield, Australia on 26 December 1942 on a combat bombing mission to target Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. [MACR 16601] During take off, this B-24 clipped the trees causing it to crash into the side of the runway narrowly missing one of the anti-aircraft gun emplacements, the entire crew was killed and the bomb load aboard exploded causing a large fire.
Sources:
https://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2callahan/hotww2hrbiocallahan.html#RBK
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2024 14:49 | drayjones | Added |
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