| World / Papua New Guinea / Milne Bay / Alotau, 188 km from center | Coordinates: 8°43'21"S 151°4'5"E |
Crash site of B26 40-1426 of 22nd Bomb Group USAAF, shot down 2 May 1942
B26 40-1426 crashed in this area and the wreck is still here. The co-pilot killed in the crash Sqn Ldr CR Bob Gurney was CO of 33 Sqn RAAF, Gurney Airport at Alotau is named after him. See www.geocities.com/crbobgurney/
Photo courtesy Walter Gaylor Coll via EOP Archive
MCN5756
Photo courtesy Walter Gaylor Coll via EOP Archive
MCN5756
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._33_Squadron_RAAF
Category: military interesting place
Category: military interesting place
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