| Status: | |
| Datum: | woensdag 1 december 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 42-23659 |
| Constructienummer: | 9521 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Port Moresby ( Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea)
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| Fase: | Onbekend (UNK) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Townsville-Garbutt Airfield, QLD (TSV/YBTL), Australië |
| Port Moresby (unknown airport), Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea |
Both engines of the C-47A transport plane failed at 4,000 feet and the aircraft force landed in a swamp near Galley Reach and the Vanapa River.
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