Last updated: 17 January 2022
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Sonntag 1 Oktober 1944 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 42-92062 |
| Werknummer: | 11821 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 20 / Insassen: 20 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 24 / Insassen: 24 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Humboldt Bay ( Papua Neuguinea)
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| Flugphase: | Unbekannt (UNK) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Cyclops Airfield, Papua Neuguinea |
| Finschhafen Airport (FIN), Papua Neuguinea |
Crashed at Humboldt Bay, Papua New Guinea. The aircraft operated on a flight from Cyclops Field to Finschhafen.
Informationsquelle:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» MACR
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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 Cyclops Airfield to Finschhafen Airport as the crow flies is 923 km (577 miles).
Distance from Cyclops Airfield to Finschhafen Airport as the crow flies is 923 km (577 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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