ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253884
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| Date: | Saturday 30 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | CAC CA-13 Boomerang |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A46-111 |
| MSN: | 934 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NW of Mount Prothero, Finisterre Range, Madang -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
on 30/10/43 it failed to return from a reconn op over New Guinea and was last seen carrying out a turn inside a ravine in cloud near Faria and Mindjim Rivers PNG with eventually wreckage of the aircraft being found 1500 yards NW of Mt Prothero in the Mindjin River Valley with pilot F/O Sydney Norman Trumper (413692) being KIA.
Sources:
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a46.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2023 04:58 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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