9 January 1943 - Crash of a B-25C Mitchell in the Charters Towers area of Queensland

CRASH OF A B-25C MITCHELL
IN THE CHARTERS TOWERS AREA, QLD
ON 7 JANUARY 1943

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B-25 Mitchell

USAAF B-25C Mitchell, #41-12483, "Not in Stock", of the 13th Bomb Squadron of the 3rd Bomb Group, left Charters Towers at 9am on 7 January 1943, and disappeared on an operational flight to Port Moresby. The following five personnel were killed in this tragic crash:-

1st Lt. Charles F. Dolan, Pilot
Major Sam I. Rubenstein, Adjutant of 3rd Bomb Group
M/Sgt Ralph Hughes, Group Inspector
T/Sgt. Kreistle (this may be T/Sgt. John S. Kerstetter 13022265)
S/Sgt Larry Giles

NOTE:- The list of "Aircraft Crash Sites - Australia" shows the aircraft No. as #41-12403. Peter Neilsen's book shows this crash as occurring on 9 January 1943.

SOURCE:- Aircraft Crash Sites - Australia

Crash: No. 30

Position: 20.04 - 146.17

Department of Aviation Chart No: 3234

REFERENCE BOOK

"Diary of WWII - North Queensland"
Complied by Peter Nielsen

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