Incident North American B-25D Mitchell 41-30020,
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Date:Sunday 16 April 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25D Mitchell
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Registration: 41-30020
MSN: 87-8185
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:E of Karkar Island, Madang -   Papua New Guinea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Nadzab AB
Destination airport:Nadzab AB
Narrative:
Ditched due to engine failure during disastrous Black Sunday bombing mission to Hollandia.
Crew rescued.

Sources:

- JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Apr-2013 09:05 Uli Elch Added
21-Apr-2013 09:23 Uli Elch Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Narrative]
21-Apr-2013 09:50 Uli Elch Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport]
27-Jun-2023 20:48 Ron Averes Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport]]

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