Last updated: 3 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 4 February 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24418 |
| MSN: | 13789 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Tontouta and Espiritu Santo ( Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nouméa-Tontouta Airport (NOU/NWWW), New Caledonia |
| Espirítu Santo (unknown airfield), Vanuatu |
Missing between Tontouta and Espiritu Santo, Pacific Ocean.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» usaafdata.com
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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.
