Incident Northrop P-61B-1-NO Black Widow 42-39445,
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Date:Wednesday 10 January 1945
Time:10:00 approx
Type:Silhouette image of generic P61 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop P-61B-1-NO Black Widow
Owner/operator:550th (NF) Sqn USAAF
Registration: 42-39445
MSN: 964
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mount Cyclops, Western New Guinea -   Indonesia
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Hollandia Airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The P-61 crashed at the 1,500 meter level of Mt Cyclops not far from Hollandia.
The pilot, Logan C. Southfield and his crew plus 3 passengers all survived.

The aircraft was recovered in 1987 and returned to USA in 1991 for restoration by Mid-Atlantic Air Museum at Reading, PA as N550NF. Still under restoration September 2008.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_%281945%E2%80%931949%29
- JF Baugher
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?p=305980#post305980
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/p-61/42-39445.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jan-2012 13:17 angels one five Added
07-Jan-2012 03:57 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
10-Aug-2012 12:56 Nepa Updated [Operator]
06-Sep-2012 14:45 Uli Elch Updated [Operator]
01-Oct-2012 02:46 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
01-Oct-2012 02:46 Nepa Updated [Source]
02-May-2013 15:00 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
26-Jul-2013 15:24 Nepa Updated [Operator]
07-Jan-2014 11:01 angels one five Updated [Operator]
14-Nov-2018 16:01 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
29-Jan-2021 14:29 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Operator]
17-May-2021 08:41 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source]
17-May-2021 08:44 TigerTimon Updated [Aircraft type, Source]

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