ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81171
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Date: | Friday 14 January 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
Owner/operator: | US Navy |
Registration: | 35971 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | New Ireland island -
Papua New Guinea
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Shot down at Rabaul. Both crew members are MIA
The wreckage of the plane was located in the year 2024.
One crew member apparently died instantly. The second crew member apparently died in Japanese captivity.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ww2-plane-shot-down-discovered-32264951 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Nov-2010 11:55 |
ASN archive |
Added |
04-Mar-2024 12:18 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
04-Mar-2024 12:19 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Narrative] |
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