 23 APRIL 1945 - First Lieutenant Robert T. "Bob" Davis, pilot of
"Playmate Three Six", departed
Puerto Princessa
(Palawan) for Eldad Reef, approximately 280 miles west of
Puerto Princessa. Lieutenant Davis
arrived at his destination at 1110 and searched the area with negative results. He then
proceeded around the reef and sighted six men on the northwestern shore of the reef and
Sand Bay, 114° 25' E, 10° 20' N. Lieutenant Davis landed off the reef and took the six
survivors aboard at1145. At 1212, he was airborne again and landed at Puerto Princessa at
1505.
The survivors, 2Lt Henry S.
Dutch, Lt Stein, Lieutenant Talbook,
CPT Loheimer, and Cpl Pender, all members of the 70th Bomb Squadron, 42nd Bomb Group, were
obliged to ditch on Eldad Reef while returning from a bombing and strafing run over
Indo-China. None of the survivors were injured in the crash. AIRCRAFT
TYPE :
OA-10A*
CREW: (Pilot) 1Lt Robert T. Davis [Back][Next]  * Aircraft produced at Canadian Vickers Ldt, Cartierville, Quebec, Canada ** Canadian Vickers contract number that was unique to each aircraft produced by at Cartierville 1 |
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