Narrative:
The Douglas C-47A transport plane took off from Townsville-Garbutt Airfield, Australia at 11:22 on a flight bound for Nadzab Airfield. The aircraft landed at Lae Airfield at 16:25, then took off for Nadzab (No.1) Airfield at 16:50 but failed to arrive. Last contact was by radio for routine take off clearance. The aircraft was presumed lost somewhere between Lae and Nadzab.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 25 September 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93499 |
| MSN: | 13417 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Lae and Nadzab ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lae Aerodrome, Papua New Guinea |
| Lae-Nadzab Airport (LAE/AYNZ), Papua New Guinea |
The Douglas C-47A transport plane took off from Townsville-Garbutt Airfield, Australia at 11:22 on a flight bound for Nadzab Airfield. The aircraft landed at Lae Airfield at 16:25, then took off for Nadzab (No.1) Airfield at 16:50 but failed to arrive. Last contact was by radio for routine take off clearance. The aircraft was presumed lost somewhere between Lae and Nadzab.
Sources:
» Pacificwrecks.com» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lae Aerodrome to Lae-Nadzab Airport as the crow flies is 35 km (22 miles).
Distance from Lae Aerodrome to Lae-Nadzab Airport as the crow flies is 35 km (22 miles).
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