ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175781
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-41081 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Thumb, Central -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ward's Field, Port Moresby |
| Nadzab Air Base, near Lae |
Crashed under unknown circumstances. All occupants, three crew and nineteen passengers, perished in the crash.
The plane wreckage was found in the year 1982.
The nick name of the plane was 'Weezie'.
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-41081.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/03/world/us-bomber-lost-since-1944-found-in-papua-new-guinea.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2015 13:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Jun-2023 08:51 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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