Last updated: 30 November 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 1 June 1945 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A65-62 |
| MSN: | 26000/14555 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1208 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Longreach Airport, QLD (LRE) ( Australia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pitu/Morotai Island Airport (OTI/WAMR), Indonesia |
| Longreach Airport, QLD (LRE/YLRE), Australia |
Crashed while on a flight from Morotai to Brisbane-Archerfield via Longreach.
Sources:
» Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web sitePhotos
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 Pitu/Morotai Island Airport to Longreach Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 3302 km (2064 miles).
Distance from Pitu/Morotai Island Airport to Longreach Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 3302 km (2064 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.
