Narrative:
The Douglas C-47A transport plane took off from Nadzab Airfield on a mission to drop supplies over Kerowagi. After making an approach, the pilot realized that it was not Kerowagi and tried to pull up. Despite applying full power, the aircraft continued to settle towards the runway, landing about halfway along, struck a hut with its wing, and went over an embankment, breaking the fuselage, both engines catching fire, crashing at Mingendi Mission just a couple of miles short of Kerowagi.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 12 February 1944 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-23713 |
| MSN: | 9575 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Kerowagi ( 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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The Douglas C-47A transport plane took off from Nadzab Airfield on a mission to drop supplies over Kerowagi. After making an approach, the pilot realized that it was not Kerowagi and tried to pull up. Despite applying full power, the aircraft continued to settle towards the runway, landing about halfway along, struck a hut with its wing, and went over an embankment, breaking the fuselage, both engines catching fire, crashing at Mingendi Mission just a couple of miles short of Kerowagi.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» Pacificwrecks.com
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