Narrative:
Crash-landed on trees following fuel exhaustion en route Brisbane-Bachelor.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra |
| Operating for: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Leased from: | KNILM-Kon. Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij |
| Registration: | PK-AFM |
| MSN: | 1411 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Katherine River, NT ( Australia)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF), Australia |
| Batchelor Air Base, NT (YBCR), Australia |
Crash-landed on trees following fuel exhaustion en route Brisbane-Bachelor.
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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 Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD to Batchelor Air Base, NT as the crow flies is 2786 km (1741 miles).
Distance from Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD to Batchelor Air Base, NT as the crow flies is 2786 km (1741 miles).
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