Accident Douglas R4D-7 (DC-3) 39100,
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Date:Sunday 31 March 1946
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas R4D-7 (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 39100
MSN: 32796/16048
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Touho -   New Caledonia
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Nouméa-Magenta Airport (GEA/NWWM)
Destination airport:Touho Airport (TOU/NWWU)
Narrative:
Struck a mountain in bad weather conditions.

Sources:

US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
PacificWrecks.com

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