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| Date: | Friday 24 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-101046 |
| MSN: | 30501 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South West Pacific -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biak-Mokmer Airport (BIK/WABB) |
Flying from Biak to Hollandia, it was last heard from via radio from Hollandia, when it was advised to land due to poor weather. The pilot replied all was clear and that he would proceed, no other contact was established afterwards.
Sources:
www.pacificwrecks.com
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