ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338172
| Date: | Saturday 5 May 1945 |
| Time: | 05:18 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-49H (DC-3-194B) |
| Owner/operator: | Australian National Airways - ANA |
| Registration: | 44-83228 |
| MSN: | 1941 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1937 |
| Engine model: | Wright R-1820-97 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3,5 km NW of Higgins Field, QLD (ABM) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF) |
| Higgins Field, QLD (ABM/YBAM) |
The C-49 struck the top of a hill while landing in darkness. The aircraft operated on a courier trip van Brisbane to New Guinea.
Sources:
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
Peter Dunn's Australia @ war
pacificwrecks.com
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