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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper L-4B Grasshopper |
| Owner/operator: | 5th Air Force USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-1033 |
| MSN: | 9894 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Moresby airfield -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Port Moresby airfield |
Forced landing in Port Moresby Airfield. 33rd Troop Carrier Sqn, 374th Troop Carrier Group.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Nov1943O.htm
2. http://aviation-safety.net/database/
3. www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2012 14:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, ] |
| 25-Sep-2012 01:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 30-Jan-2021 10:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Dec-2021 23:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Dec-2021 00:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Jan-2022 17:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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