ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100227
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 1943 |
| Time: | 04:25 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 403th BSqn /43th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-40682 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 62 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jackson Field, Port Moresby -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jackson Field aka Seven Mile Drome |
Crashed on take off. Accident was believed to have been caused by pilot disorientation in the darkness.
The B-24 struck trees and crashed directly into a convoy of trucks occupied by over 130 soldiers of D Company, 2/33 Infantry Battalion, Australian Army. The soldiers were waiting to emplane in C-47 transport planes for travel to the forward area.
The bomber's 500-pound bombs and 2,800 gallons of gasoline ignited killing 15 of the Aussie troops immediately and inflicting severe injuries upon a further 47 who died as a result.
Ninety soldiers were injured but survived.
All 11 occupants of the bomber died.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-40682.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2012 15:33 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2012 04:00 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2013 11:37 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2014 10:42 | 2/33 | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2020 12:15 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:19 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2023 00:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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