Narrative:
Damaged beyond repair by AA fire on a flight from Guadalcanal to Espiritu Santo.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 10 January 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-23592 |
| MSN: | 9454 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Guadalcanal and Espiritu Santo ( Solomon Islands)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Guadalcanal Airport (GSI), Solomon Islands |
| Espirítu Santo (unknown airfield), Vanuatu |
Damaged beyond repair by AA fire on a flight from Guadalcanal to Espiritu Santo.
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