@Propertee64...
Originally Posted by
propertee64
David, Finding the tag would be fantastic but might there also be messages stored somewhere by the military concerning the enquiries that were made about this ?
Yes, quite so, see post #463....
The find of the metal tag would be the most majestic of finds in regard to this project but "any" piece of paper referencing the '600H/P S3H1 C/N1055' on an official document would suffice. I think we have exhausted College Park in Washington in regard to the 594th EB&SR Company "B" records and indeed the 4th ESB (Engineer Special Brigade) records of the US Army.... now we need to get to Maxwell AFB IN Alabama for the pure "Air Force" records from the former USAAF and hopes there would be pinned on a "5th Air Force, Recovery Unit" specialising in the recovery of personnel from downed aircraft.... bearing in mind that the 5th AF had already left New Guinea and were "busy" in the Philippines. This then could lead to the 13th Air Force USAAF as a source for records as the 13th AF had moved up from the Solomons area and was HQ'd on Los Negros Island in the Admiraltiy Islands after the 5th AF had moved out...... A case of ever expanding circles..... Somewhere, an American Unit was notified and replied to Australian Command some five weeks later, that is the record we seek.