Accident North American B-25D Mitchell N5-159,
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Date:Tuesday 21 December 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25D Mitchell
Owner/operator: 18 Sqn NEI
Registration: N5-159
MSN: US 41-30682
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Taberfane, Aru Islands -   Indonesia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by ack ack fire IVO Taberfane

Sources:

NAA A9652, BOX 14, Item ID 13057970, Title RAAF Squadron narrative reports - 18 Squadron (National Australia Archives)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jan-2020 11:08 Uli Elch Added
02-Dec-2021 03:39 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
07-Dec-2021 07:34 philgove@bigpond.com Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
27-Jun-2023 20:53 Ron Averes Updated [[Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]]

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