Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 5 April 1944 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-100468 |
MSN: | 18931 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Kamiri Airstrip, Noemfoor Island ( Indonesia)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:An RAAF CAC CA-16 Wirraway aircraft, A20-625, was taking off from Kamiri Airstrip, Noemfoor Island when a USAAF Douglas C-47 entered the active runway.
The Wirraway pilot attempted to avert a collision, but struck and damaged several parked Douglas C-47 transport aircraft, among others 42-100468.
Sources:
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Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.