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Re: US Navy transport plane - missing 16 Aug 1942 - West Canada
Yes Laurent,
Date Of Loss:
On August 15, 1942, Captain Barrows was officially detached from the USS St. Louis. He and thirteen other servicemen boarded a Navy aircraft in Kodiak, Alaska. They planned to stop over in Whitehorse before continuing on to Seattle. Three aircraft took off on the first leg of the trip, but soon became separated in bad weather. Only two touched down in Whitehorse; the aircraft carrying Barrows was missing. No trace of the aircraft, its crew, or passengers was ever found despite intense search efforts.
The distance to Whitehorse is ~1,000km with ~600km over the sea.
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