UI Douglas R3D-2 (DC-5) 1904,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341545
 

Date:Saturday 31 January 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic dc5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas R3D-2 (DC-5)
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps
Registration: 1904
MSN: 609
Year of manufacture:1940
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:UI
Location:off Australian coast -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by Japanese submarine and crashed on an island off Australian coast.

Sources:

US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher

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