Narrative:
Missing between Port Moresby and Tsili Tsili.
The Douglas C-47 took off from an airfield in the Port Moresby area. It operated on a supply drop mission. While in the traffic pattern for Tsili Tsili Airfield, it was intercepted by Nakajima Ki-43 Oscars. The C-47 was shot down south-west of Tsili Tsili with the loss of all aboard. It was never found in searches following its disappearance.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 15 August 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-18668 |
| MSN: | 6029 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | SW of Tsili Tsili ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby (unknown airport), Papua New Guinea |
| Tsili Tsili Airfield, Papua New Guinea |
Missing between Port Moresby and Tsili Tsili.
The Douglas C-47 took off from an airfield in the Port Moresby area. It operated on a supply drop mission. While in the traffic pattern for Tsili Tsili Airfield, it was intercepted by Nakajima Ki-43 Oscars. The C-47 was shot down south-west of Tsili Tsili with the loss of all aboard. It was never found in searches following its disappearance.
Classification:
Shot down by aircraft
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. GradidgePhotos
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