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This is the dedication plaque on the "Texas Terror" Memorial in the town of Ingham, Queensland, Australia. The plaque reads, "This Memorial Was Erected and Dedicated By The Citizens Of The Hitchenbrook Shire, The Returned and Services League of…

This is a dedication plaque on the "Texas Terror" plane crash memorial in Ingham, Queensland, Australia. The plaque has the names of the five crew members and seven passengers who perished in the crash on December 18, 1942. The plaque also has the…

This is a photograph of the "Texas Terror" plane crash memorial, Ingham, Queensland, Australia. The monument has the name of Dewey G. Hooper, Elon College class of 1940, who perished in the crash on December 18, 1942. The monument consists of a…

This is a photograph of a B-24 Liberator Bomber, the type of aircraft flown by 2nd Lieutenant Dewey G. Hooper. This photograph is identified as the Texas Terror on the website WikiTree.

This is a photocopy of a newspaper clipping from the Daily Times-News of Burlington, NC, entitled "Brothers in Service" about Dewey Hooper's military service in the U.S. Army Air Force, as well as the service of his brother, Sgt. Clement V. (Pete)…

This photograph is of Mt. Straloch, Hitchenbrook Island, Queensland Australia. A black dot on photograph shows where the wreck site is. Mt. Straloch is located at 18 degrees, 27', 35" south (latitude) and 146 degrees, 17' east (longitude)

Photograph is view from wreck looking back southeast. Black dot is where Photograph #1 was taken

This photograph taken from mainland, shows monsoon clouds on Mt. Straloch

Photograph of camp site at 2,700 feet. Tire is from left main landing gear.

Same shot of tire and landing gear as photograph #4 but from different angle. Metal at top is part of main wing spar and fuel cell