ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69125
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 17-AUG-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas DC-5-511 |
| Operator: | Allied Directorate of Air Transport (ADAT) |
| Registration: | VHCXA |
| C/n / msn: | 428 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ward’s Strip, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
Destroyed on ground during Japanese attack on Ward’s Strip, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Col. Edward Imparato: “One of the most disastrous raids was that of 17th August 1942 when four aircraft were hit: two C-56s, and one DC-5 were completely destroyed, and one DC-3 was put out of commission for about two months.” Imparato was Group Commander.
Parts used for rebuild of VHCXC
Sources:
This is described briefly in Col. Edward Imparato’s book “374th Troop Carrier Group”, page 55.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2009 00:40 | RobertMB | Added |
| 17-Oct-2009 00:41 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 18-Oct-2009 07:11 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 18-Oct-2009 21:16 | 72.93.214.154 | Updated |
| 24-May-2010 13:27 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2013 12:15 | Classic | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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