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| Date: | Friday 4 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24418 |
| MSN: | 13789 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | between Tontouta and Espiritu Santo -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nouméa-Tontouta Airport (NOU/NWWW) |
| Espirítu Santo (unknown airfield) |
Missing between Tontouta and Espiritu Santo, Pacific Ocean.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
usaafdata.com
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