Narrative:
Took off from Dobodura on a flight bound for Wards Drome near Port Moresby. After takeoff, the C-47 was intercepted at low altitude and shot down by Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero fighters.
Shot down by aircraft
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 26 November 1942 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-38631 |
| MSN: | 4734 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Dobodura ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dobodura Airfield, Papua New Guinea |
| Port Moresby-Wards Airfield, Papua New Guinea |
Took off from Dobodura on a flight bound for Wards Drome near Port Moresby. After takeoff, the C-47 was intercepted at low altitude and shot down by Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero fighters.
Classification:
Shot down by aircraftShot down by aircraft
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» pacificwrecks.com
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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 Dobodura Airfield to Port Moresby-Wards Airfield as the crow flies is 149 km (93 miles).
Distance from Dobodura Airfield to Port Moresby-Wards Airfield as the crow flies is 149 km (93 miles).
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