| Status: | |
| Datum: | 15 NOV 1945 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-25-DK |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Kennzeichen: | A65-54 |
| Werknummer: | 13339 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 25 / Insassen: 25 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 28 / Insassen: 28 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Jacquinot Bay (Papua Neuguinea)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ), Papua Neuguinea |
| Flug nach: | Rabaul-Tokua Airport (RAB/AYRB), Papua Neuguinea |
Unfallbericht:Crashed into a 7598 foot (2315m) mountain peak during a short flight from Jacquinot Bay to Rabaul.
Informationsquelle:
» Dakota crash premonition / By Bob Piper Military Aviation Research Services. - Air Force, Volume 48, No. 5, April 6, 2006
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Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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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 Jacquinot Bay Airport to Rabaul-Tokua Airport as the crow flies is 174 km (109 miles).
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.