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| Date: | Wednesday 28 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A30-8 |
| MSN: | 1291 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1934 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | N off Flores Island -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Surabaya Airport (SUB/WARR) |
| Kupang-El Tari Airport (KOE/WATT) |
Shot down over the Sumba Strait, en route Surabaya-Kupang. All four crew members survived.
Sources:
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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