ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236273
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25D Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | ML-KNIL |
| Registration: | N5-176 |
| MSN: | 100-20806 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bare Sand Island, SW of Darwin, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Batchelor Field, NT |
| Batchelor Field, NT |
N5-176 was hit by water thrown up from the explosion of one of the bombs dropped by another aircraft. The force of the water and the effects of the explosion broke off one of the wings of B-25 N5-176 and the aircraft immediately crashed into the sea near Bare Sand Island, 65km southwest of Darwin.. Was on a training mission.
Sources:
https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/persoon/18767/robert-bousche
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 19:11 | Cobar | Added |
| 12-Sep-2020 02:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2022 10:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Jul-2023 17:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
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