ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337707
Date: | Sunday 9 September 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF |
Registration: | NZ3540 |
MSN: | 32896/16148 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | OT |
Location: | Pitu/Morotai Island Airport (OTI) -
Indonesia
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:Two C-47 transport aircraft (NZ3540 and NZ3534) were parked on the ground at Morotai Airport. A USAAF B-24 Liberator struck both aircraft, almost tearing away the entire nose sections.
NZ3534 (msn 32693/15945) was repaired, NZ3540 was considered damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
The Story of the RNZAF's Douglas C-47 Location
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