Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 5 May 1945 |
Type: | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 17208 |
MSN: | 13179 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Emirau Airport (EMI) ( Papua New Guinea)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Emirau Airport (EMI), Papua New Guinea |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Damaged in a takeoff accident.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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.