Captain and pilot lost in the crash of U.S. Army Air Forces C-54B Skymaster #42-72370, July 4, 1945, likely in China, during World War II.
The crew of five took off from Barrackpore, India (north side of Calcutta) on a mission to Kunming, China. They were contacted by radio one time and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost. Missing Air Crew Report #14706.
The airplane and crewmen were never located. They were declared dead while missing on July 5, 1946. It is likely then crashed in the high mountains on the border of China and Burma.
Edwin and his fellow crew members are listed on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. Below are the crew members' names at Manila, and also memorialized in their hometown cemeteries.
Edwin N Brissey, O-791806, Pilot
Flt. Off. Hugh C Ferris, T-193478, Co-pilot
Hugh C Ferris
Capt. Lewis H Magin Jr, O-515172, Qualified relief pilot
Lewis H Magin Jr
S/Sgt. Elmer Sharpe, 20542374, Radio Operator
Elmer Sharpe
S/Sgt. James W Stooksbury, 14061938, Flight Engineer
James W Stooksbury
Military Information: CAPT, US ARMY AIR CORPS
The crew of five took off from Barrackpore, India (north side of Calcutta) on a mission to Kunming, China. They were contacted by radio one time and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost. Missing Air Crew Report #14706.
The airplane and crewmen were never located. They were declared dead while missing on July 5, 1946. It is likely then crashed in the high mountains on the border of China and Burma.
Edwin and his fellow crew members are listed on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. Below are the crew members' names at Manila, and also memorialized in their hometown cemeteries.
Edwin N Brissey, O-791806, Pilot
Flt. Off. Hugh C Ferris, T-193478, Co-pilot
Hugh C Ferris
Capt. Lewis H Magin Jr, O-515172, Qualified relief pilot
Lewis H Magin Jr
S/Sgt. Elmer Sharpe, 20542374, Radio Operator
Elmer Sharpe
S/Sgt. James W Stooksbury, 14061938, Flight Engineer
James W Stooksbury
Military Information: CAPT, US ARMY AIR CORPS
Captain and pilot lost in the crash of U.S. Army Air Forces C-54B Skymaster #42-72370, July 4, 1945, likely in China, during World War II.
The crew of five took off from Barrackpore, India (north side of Calcutta) on a mission to Kunming, China. They were contacted by radio one time and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost. Missing Air Crew Report #14706.
The airplane and crewmen were never located. They were declared dead while missing on July 5, 1946. It is likely then crashed in the high mountains on the border of China and Burma.
Edwin and his fellow crew members are listed on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. Below are the crew members' names at Manila, and also memorialized in their hometown cemeteries.
Edwin N Brissey, O-791806, Pilot
Flt. Off. Hugh C Ferris, T-193478, Co-pilot
Hugh C Ferris
Capt. Lewis H Magin Jr, O-515172, Qualified relief pilot
Lewis H Magin Jr
S/Sgt. Elmer Sharpe, 20542374, Radio Operator
Elmer Sharpe
S/Sgt. James W Stooksbury, 14061938, Flight Engineer
James W Stooksbury
Military Information: CAPT, US ARMY AIR CORPS
The crew of five took off from Barrackpore, India (north side of Calcutta) on a mission to Kunming, China. They were contacted by radio one time and were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost. Missing Air Crew Report #14706.
The airplane and crewmen were never located. They were declared dead while missing on July 5, 1946. It is likely then crashed in the high mountains on the border of China and Burma.
Edwin and his fellow crew members are listed on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. Below are the crew members' names at Manila, and also memorialized in their hometown cemeteries.
Edwin N Brissey, O-791806, Pilot
Flt. Off. Hugh C Ferris, T-193478, Co-pilot
Hugh C Ferris
Capt. Lewis H Magin Jr, O-515172, Qualified relief pilot
Lewis H Magin Jr
S/Sgt. Elmer Sharpe, 20542374, Radio Operator
Elmer Sharpe
S/Sgt. James W Stooksbury, 14061938, Flight Engineer
James W Stooksbury
Military Information: CAPT, US ARMY AIR CORPS
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