Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff, no further details.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 24 July 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-15418 |
| MSN: | 19884 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lae-Nadzab Air Base (LAE) ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lae-Nadzab Airport (LAE/AYNZ), Papua New Guinea |
| ? |
Crashed on takeoff, no further details.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. GradidgePhotos
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