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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25D Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | ML-KNIL |
| Registration: | N5-133 |
| MSN: | 87-7889 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Melville Island, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Darwin |
| Darwin |
Damaged by Japanese Zeroes and forcelanded on Melville Island, 1 injured. Wreck still there in 1986.
Sources:
-. JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2020 10:36 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 20-May-2020 18:12 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 02-Dec-2021 03:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Jun-2022 10:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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