Last updated: 18 June 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 6 February 1941 |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.66 Hercules |
| Operator: | Stephens Aviation |
| Registration: | VH-UJO |
| MSN: | 344 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 3 Bristol Jupiter VI |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Marble Creek ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Salamaua/Logui Airstrip, Papua New Guinea |
| Wau Airport (WUG/AYWU), Papua New Guinea |
Crashed.
Sources:
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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 Salamaua/Logui Airstrip to Wau Airport as the crow flies is 46 km (29 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Salamaua/Logui Airstrip to Wau Airport as the crow flies is 46 km (29 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
