| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | jueves 26 noviembre 1942 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 41-38631 |
| Numéro de série: | 4734 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1942 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Dobodura ( Papúa Nueva Guinea)
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| Fase: | Desconocido (UNK) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Dobodura Airfield, Papúa Nueva Guinea |
| Port Moresby-Wards Airfield, Papúa Nueva 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.
Fuentes:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» pacificwrecks.com
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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 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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