Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou A4-202, Saturday 6 March 1965
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Date:Saturday 6 March 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou
Owner/operator:Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF
Registration: A4-202
MSN: 202
Year of manufacture:1964
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Porgera Airport (RGE) -   Papua New Guinea
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Porgera Airport (RGE)
Narrative:
Overshot runway and crashed on uphill slope.

Sources:

Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
DeHavilland Caribou Roster

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