ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154965
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 529th BSqn / 380th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-40525 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Finisterre Range NW of Nadzab, Morobe -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | No. 4 Airfield, Nadzab |
Crashed in dense jungle and mountainous terrain soon after taking off from Nadzab. All 10 US servicemen on board died. A search failed to find the plane.
The bomber had taken off late for a mission and the pilot was trying to catch up with the rest of the formation.
In 1973 the Royal Australian Air Force discovered the plane's wreckage and the crew members' remains and ID tags were recovered.
The plane's wreckage was re-discovered Sept. 25, 2002, and reported to the Australian Defense Staff.
On the basis of DNA techniques, the remains were subsequently positively identified.
Sources:
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/04/remains_of_airman_whose_plane.html
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-40525.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2013 03:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-May-2014 10:20 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2019 16:48 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2019 09:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2023 07:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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