| Date: | Wednesday 7 October 1942 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-111 Super Electra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-83235 |
| MSN: | 1443 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1938 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rockhampton Airport, QLD (ROK) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF) |
| Rockhampton Airport, QLD (ROK/YBRK) |
The aircraft crashed on landing at Rockhampton Airport. It was destroyed by fire.
The aircraft flew for KNILM in the Netherlands East Indies as PK-AFQ until it was flown to Australia in February 1942, prior to the Japanese invasion of Java. It was taken over by the USAAF in Australia and allocated radio call sign 'VHCXK'.
Sources:
ozatwar.com
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