Accident Consolidated B-24D Liberator 42-40352,
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Date:Friday 30 April 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24D Liberator
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-40352
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bena Bena, Eastern Highlands -   Papua New Guinea
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:5 Mile Drome (Wards)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during a surveillance and bombing mission. Nine crew members died immediately, three crew members initially survived, but were killed later.

Sources:

https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-40352.html
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Sep-2020 10:50 gerard57 Added
09-Oct-2022 06:10 texas2888 Updated [Date]
01-Jul-2023 05:48 Ron Averes Updated [[Date]]

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