ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225460
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| Date: | Thursday 4 May 1944 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17F-25-BO Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | 57TCS/375TCS USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24548 |
| MSN: | Field Nº 167 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tadji airfield, West Sepik -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nadzab airfield, Morobe province |
On May 4, 1944, this B-17 took off from Nadzab airfield, Morobe province in PNG, piloted by Lt. Robert Kennedy (no relation) on a mission to drop supplies over Hollandia. Returning, the bomber ran short of fuel and attempted to land at Tadji airfield. During the landing at 12:00K, the right wheel collapsed, causing the B-17 to skid off the runway in a “wild run” that ended “within the limits of a bomb dump”. The B-17 sustained damage to the outer wing. Beyond repair, the wreckage was stripped for parts and partially disassembled from the wings and abandoned in a bone yard area.
Sources:
1. war_colorized on Instagram
2. pacificwrecks.com
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2019 19:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Jun-2023 19:50 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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