Narrative:
Ditched into Huon Gulf near Lae, Papua New Guinea following loss of power on both engines.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 8 December 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-23851 |
| MSN: | 9713 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) off Lae ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lae-Nadzab Airport (LAE/AYNZ), Papua New Guinea |
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Ditched into Huon Gulf near Lae, Papua New Guinea following loss of power on both engines.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» PacificWrecks.com» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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