Warbird Information Exchange

My wife and I traveled to Yap Island in October to search for my uncle's B-24 that was lost over Yap on 25 June 1944 with the 307th Bomb Group. More information about my search project can be located at www.MissingAirCrew.com. Although we did not find my uncle's B-24 on this trip we were able to locate numerous American crash sites and conducted many interviews with Yapese elders. We interviewed two Yapese elders who witnessed the shoot down and crash of my uncles planes therefore, we have a solid location to explore on our Phase II search trip next year.

Pictures can be viewed at: http://www.missingaircrew.com/yapoct.asp

American Crash Sites on Yap:

Second Marine Aircraft Wing F4U Corsair Crash Site on Yap Island
Hellcat Crash Site #1
Hellcat Crash Site #2
Continental 727 Crash Site on Yap

Japanese Crash Sites on Yap:

Japanese Betty Bomber Wreck Site
Japanese Tabby, Showa/Nakajima L2D (version of Douglas DC-3) Wreck Site
Japanese Zero's and old airport

While on Yap we dove the waters off the reef, hacked through jungles and mangrove swamps to document the American crash sites including two Hellcat crash sites, one Corsair crash site, and multiple Japanese crash sites.


Thanks,

-Pat

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Patrick T. Ranfranz
Missing Air Crew Project & 307th Bomb Group Historian
www.MissingAirCrew.com & www.307bg.org
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MACR #10023. My uncle, John R. McCullough, 307th Bomb Group, was shot down near Yap Island and declared MIA/KIA on 25 June 44

The idea of going and searching for crashed WW2 airplanes has always interested me. Its amazing that you went and did that. I Hope you find the B-24 in phase two.

Eric

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Keep 'em flying!

HI I SPENT SOME TIME WITH PAT AND HIS LOVELY WIFE LAST NIGHT LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS OF HIS TRIP! LOTS OF COOL STUFF BUT DESOLVING AS WE SPEAK I HOPE SOME OF THEM CAN BE RECOVERED BEFORE ITS TOO LATE CANT WAIT TO SEE THE VIDEOS THANKS MIKE

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