ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279103
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| Date: | Sunday 18 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Mitsubishi G4M (Betty) |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Panguna, Bougainville -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Second transport aircraft travelling with that of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Both aircraft intercepted by USAAF P-38 Lightning fighters and shot down near Panguna, Bougainville Island. There were 3 survivors from this second aircraft, including Yamamoto's Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki.
Sources:
1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matome_Ugaki
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2022 07:22 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 10-Jul-2022 22:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Jul-2022 23:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2022 23:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2022 23:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Jul-2022 23:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
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