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| Date: | Friday 30 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-40352 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bena Bena, Eastern Highlands -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 5 Mile Drome (Wards) |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2020 10:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Oct-2022 06:10 | texas2888 | Updated [Date, ] |
| 01-Jul-2023 05:48 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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