Narrative:
Lost between Tontouta & Espiritu Santo.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 11 January 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-18573 |
| MSN: | 4698 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Tontouta & Espiritu Santo ( Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nouméa-La Tontouta International Airport (NOU/NWWW), New Caledonia |
| Espirítu Santo (unknown airfield), Vanuatu |
Lost between Tontouta & Espiritu Santo.
Sources:
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