ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174720
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Date: | Monday 13 March 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas A-20G Havoc |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
Registration: | 42-54082 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 15 mi S of Saidor, Madang -
Papua New Guinea
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Gusap airfield nr. 5 |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Valorie L. Pollard of Monterey, Calif., and Sgt. Dominick J. Licari of Frankfort, NY, hit bad weather while returning to base after attacking enemy targets on March 13, 1944.
The plane crashed and both occupants died.
Sources:
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Fallen-Soldiers-WWII-Airmen-Valorie-Pollard-Dominick-Licari-Air-Force-Remains-Recovered-223569241.html https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-20/42-54082.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Mar-2015 12:35 |
gerard57 |
Added |
21-Mar-2015 13:58 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
27-Jun-2023 11:05 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [[Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source]] |
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