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| Date: | Wednesday 19 September 1945 |
| Time: | 10:18 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A65-6 |
| MSN: | 9287 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 240 km E off Tarakan, Indonesia -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tarakan-Juwata Airport (TRK/WALR) |
| Pitu/Morotai Island Airport (OTI/WAMR) |
The airplane was ditched in the Celebes Sea following severe control problems in flight.
Sources:
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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