Last updated: 21 October 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 1943 |
| Time: | ca 15:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-23420 |
| MSN: | 9282 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2,4 km (1.5 mls) SSE of Rewan Homestead, QLD ( Australia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cloncurry Airport, QLD (CNJ/YCCY), Australia |
| Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF), Australia |
The aircraft broke up in mid-air in a violent storm over Rewan Station, south of Springsure, Queensland, Australia. All 19 occupants, five Americans and fourteen Australians, died in the crash.
Classification:
Airframe failure Loss of control
Sources:
» Australia @ War (ozatwar.com)Photos
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 Cloncurry Airport, QLD to Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 1476 km (923 miles).
Distance from Cloncurry Airport, QLD to Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 1476 km (923 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3
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- 404th loss
- 139th fatal accident
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