Lost B-25's

At least one month after
World War II was over, several B-25's were flown from Panagarh , 100 or miles east of Calcutta, to bangalore in the south of India.  As (I remember, only three planes made it safely to Bangalore.
A search mission took off several days later from Panagarh and , as I remember, only two arrived and three were lost. Later found crashed against a  mountain range not far from Panagarh.

I remember going to a memorial service where the caskets of 13 airmen were place in a line.
It was a sad  ending for people who had survived so many months in India Burma china and who had to die after the war was over. Friends that were lost included Lt. Nathanson, from Cleveland Ohio, Lt. Clovis Ketron, from Texas. I had at one time a list of  those who were killed but cannot locate it at the time.

Comments

[Brian Donohue]

God rest his soul. Bill was a
wonderful man who gave me my start with BBDO. I met him in San Francisco (after interviewing for 8 months with various BBDO reps) and he started me in Atlanta GA under the supervision of Larry Bounds. Bill was one of the great ad guys ever.

Brian Donohue

[Gene Cagle]

My aunt's first husband was Clovis Ketron (Ketrin?) I know he died late in the war while flying the "hump" into China. I believe he piloted C-47s and not B-25s. My aunt Faye McPherson (maiden name) re-married Tommy Hisey (antoher Pacific veteran) sometime around 1947-48. I recall that Clovis was from Spur, Texas. Could this be the same Clovis Ketron? It was my understanding that his body was never recovered.