Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 31 January 1942 |
Type: | Douglas R3D-2 (DC-5) |
Operator: | United States Marine Corps |
Registration: | 1904 |
MSN: | 609 |
First flight: | 1940 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Australian coast ( Australia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Shot down by Japanese submarine and crashed on an island off Australian coast.
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US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.