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 12 OCTOBER 1944 - First Lieutenant Henry H.
"Hugh" Pennington, pilot
of "Daylight One Five", departed
Middleburg Island at 0940 with orders to search the Southeast coast of Misool Island for a pilot reported to
have gone down, 9 October 1944. He proceeded to that area and while flying along the coast
picked up a signal mirror apparently coming from a native village two miles East
Kafnikolep River on the Southern coast of Misool Island just West of Ceram. Lieutenant
Pennington circled the area and spotted a white man among the natives. He landed at the
mouth of the river and waited for the natives to bring the survivor to the rescue ship.
The survivor, Flight Officer Donald Andrew, 75th Fighter Squadron, 735th Group, was taken
aboard at 1420. Flight Officer Andrews had suffered a probable fracture of his left wrist,
a deep laceration of his forehead and contusions of his left left leg. He stated that
returning that while returning from a strafing mission over Ceram, 9 October 1944, he became lost in a storm. His fuel was about
gone, so he decided to bail out. His parachute became entangled in a tree, causing him to
fall several feet to the ground, at which time he sustained his injuries. He made his way
to a native village where he was cared for until rescued. After being taken aboard, the
Surgical Technician dressed his injuries and otherwise made him comfortable. He was
returned to Middleburg Island and taken to the hospital at Sansapor for medical care.
RESCUED
AUSSIE PILOT:
Flight Officer Donald Andrew,
75th Fighter Squadron, 735th Group
AIRCRAFT
TYPE:
OA-10A
USAAF SERNO:
44-33???
CALLSIGN:
"Daylight
One Five"
CREW:
(Pilot) 1Lt Henry H. "Hugh" Pennington
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Aircraft produced at Canadian Vickers Ldt, Cartierville, Quebec, Canada
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