ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195627
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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25D Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-30345 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Hansa Bay, Madang -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dobodura airfield |
As a result of bombs explosions of another B-25, a wing of the plane was ripped of and the plane crashed into the bay. All four occupants died in the crash.
Those lost in B-25D 41-30345 from the 8th BS 3rd BG;
1st Lt Robert B WIDENER (MIA/KIA), 8th BS
2nd Lt Bernard LAZARUS (MIA/KIA), 8th BS
Sgt James W LEFLER (MIA/KIA), 8th BS
Sgt Francis M MONAHAN (MIA/KIA), 8th BS
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-25/41-30345.html
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=270440799799648&story_fbid=487752928068433
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2017 10:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-May-2017 10:37 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2020 15:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 27-Jun-2023 09:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Location]] |
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