Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 September 1942
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-112
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A30-5
Location: Port Moresby-Seven Mile Aerodrome (POM) –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A RAAF 36 Squadron aircraft crashed while on approach to the Seven Mile Strip, resulting in the fatalities of Sgt Gordon Thomas, Sgt John Dally, Stewart FL DEVINE, and Frank Foers.A RAAF 36 Squadron aircraft crashed while on approach to the Seven Mile Strip, resulting in the fatalities of Sgt Gordon Thomas, Sgt John Dally, Stewart FL DEVINE, and Frank Foers.
Description
Crashed while on approach to Seven Mile Strip and burned. The aircraft was attached to the RAAF 36 Squadron. RAAF Crew Members who were killed were: 414637 Sgt BEITZ Gordon Thomas; 413356 Sgt DALLY John Douglas; 347 FL DEVINE Stewart; 40432 FA LAC FOERS Frank Harold.
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