Accident Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) NZ3529,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337911
 

Date:Friday 6 July 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF
Registration: NZ3529
MSN: 26650/15205
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Espiritu Santo-Palikulo Field -   Vanuatu
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Espiritu Santo-Palikulo Field
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The C-47B transport plane went off the runway during takeoff and came to rest between trees.

Sources:

The Story of the RNZAF's Douglas C-47
PacificWrecks.com

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