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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 1945 |
| Time: | 22:26 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54E-1-DO (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-9043 |
| MSN: | 27269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manus Island -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lorengau Airfield |
| Biak-Sorido Airfield |
The Skymaster departed Sorido Airstrip. After takeoff the pilot did not turn away to clear rising terrain. The aircraft flew into a bluff at an elevation of about 500 feet (150 m). It was deemed possible that the flaps were retracted too soon after takeoff.
Sources:
Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
PacificWrecks.com
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