ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174681
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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-40886 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Eiyawaiy and Engati, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jackson Airfield, Port Moresby |
| Jackson Airfield, Port Moresby |
Crashed on a reconnaissance mission under unknown circumstances. All 11 occupants died in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369854/11-WW2-airmen-buried-68-years-Papua-New-Guinea-plane-crash.html
https://www.patriotguard.org/archive/t-345865.html
http://www.army.mil/mobile/article/?p=53809
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-40886.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2015 19:11 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-May-2015 08:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Location, Source] |
| 26-Jun-2023 03:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Registration, Location, Source]] |
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