wreck of a British bomber and Canadian Air Force crew, Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator with the tail

The wreck of a British bomber is scattered in bushes and bamboo thicket at the Malaysian-Thai border. The fate of its eight Royal Canadian Air Force crew remains unknown - after 65 years. SAGER AHMAD reports. A WORLD War 2 bomber wreck was found deep in the jungles between Baling in Kedah and Betong in Thailand last week.​

This was 65 years after it disappeared on June 6, 1945, during a supply drop mission intended for Force 136 guerillas.​

It is a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator with the tail number KH 326 from the Number 357 Squadron based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.​

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I'm always amazed at how many wartime aircraft wrecks are still being discovered, Ray.
My late uncle Bobby flew Liberators in that general area.

 

it is amazing gordon, considering the time period, and the defoestation in a lot of these countries..but the liberators final chapter? hopefully will unfold an answer..

 

Hi sniper1946 and The_Historian. I have been researching the MIA status of my fathers uncle who was a pilot in the pacific arena. Very little info was ever talked about when I was a kid, only that he was never found and that was that. It wasn't until I was an adult that I began to wonder what might have become of him. When I asked my father I realized that the whole family did not know much of anything beyond what they told me. My great uncle was Flight Lieutenant Arie Frank Timmermans, J-12779. He was the pilot of B-24 Liberator KH326/X from 357 Squadron. The plane was lost during a two plane supply drop behind enemy lines to Force 136 guerillas on route to Malaya. I have found a lot more information (especially since the discovery of the wreck) than my father ever thought existed but there are still so many unknowns and mysteries surrounding the fate of my great uncle and his crew. I know this post is 4 years old but if any more information has been recovered I would be extremely grateful. My dad is 65 years old and was amazed just to know that his uncle Arie's plane had been found. I can't imagine his reaction if something was ever found about the crew. Arie Timmermans widow was my Aunt Connie.
I found a PDF report on one of the crew members, Flight Sgt. Harry Henry Andrews , made by his family. No info on what became of them either.

 

It is posts like the above that keep me coming back to this site. Love it!

Don

 

Hi bobbyskid, welcome to the forums. Afraid Sniper is no longer a contributor, but I'll have a rake and see what I can find.

 

A PM may go into his email inbox. Hint!
Sniper was a great great contributor in his time. Be nice to have him back in the fold!