Incident Piper L-4B Grasshopper 43-1182,
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Date:Thursday 5 August 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper L-4B Grasshopper
Owner/operator:5th Air Force USAAF
Registration: 43-1182
MSN: 10043
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kila Airfield, Port Moresby -   Papua New Guinea
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Damaged in taxiing accident. Written off Oct 1943.

Sources:

www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_1.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Dec-2021 02:54 Ron Averes Added
27-Jun-2023 10:19 Ron Averes Updated

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