USAAF 40-1402 Martin B-26-MA Marauder

USAAF serial number S/N: 40-1402 Martin B-26-MA Marauder

1940001402, 40-1402 Martin B-26-MA Marauder Fate: Lost Unit: 22BG2BS Remarks: 22BG2BS Red Raiders 10 May 1942 Lost during search for enemy shipping near Deboyne Islands. Intelligence from Japanese sources indicated that the plane made a forced landing on the beach after strafing a vessel. Belief was that the crew was killed or captured by crew of vessel they were strafing. Listed as missing:Capt. Richard R. Royall Jr. , pilot, Lt. Thomas C. Domville, co-pilot, Lt. Herman E. Knauer, navigator, Lt. Samuel T. Cleveland, bombardier, Cpl. Stanley Zajewski, radio operator, S/Sgt. Frank Ostroff, engineer, and Sgt. John W. Evans, gunner. Disposal: 10-May-42