ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343560
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| Date: | Sunday 1 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Interstate TDR-1 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy, Special Air Task Force (SATFOR) |
| Registration: | 27... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Poporang Island -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stirling Airfield |
| Stirling Airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Took off from Stirling Airfield armed with a 2,000 pound bomb as one of four TDR-1 Assault Drones, each controlled by a TBM Avenger on a mission against anti-aircraft gun positions on Poporang Island in the Shortland Islands.
Over the target, this drone crashed into a ridge on Poporang Island.
Sources:
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/tdr/poporang.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2023 06:05 | harro | Added |
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