Narrative:
Missing over the Pacific Ocean.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 27 December 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 12432 |
| MSN: | 9529 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | New Caledonia and Vanuatu ( Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nouméa-Tontouta Airport (NOU/NWWW), New Caledonia |
| Espirítu Santo-Pekoa Airport (SON/NVSS), Vanuatu |
Missing over the Pacific Ocean.
Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe BaugherPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Nouméa-Tontouta Airport to Espirítu Santo-Pekoa Airport as the crow flies is 729 km (456 miles).
Distance from Nouméa-Tontouta Airport to Espirítu Santo-Pekoa Airport as the crow flies is 729 km (456 miles).
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.
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Douglas DC-3
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- 465th loss
- 164th fatal accident
- 7th worst accident (at the time)
- 132nd worst accident (currently)
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- 11th worst accident (currently)
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