Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 24 January 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-38666
Location: Port Moresby-Wards Airfield –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: B-24 Liberator aircraftB-24 Liberator aircraft
Category: Other
A B-24 Liberator aircraft struck and destroyed by a collision with a ground vehicle at Port Moresby-Wards Airfield, Papua New Guinea.A B-24 Liberator aircraft struck and destroyed by a collision with a ground vehicle at Port Moresby-Wards Airfield, Papua New Guinea.
Description
Hit by Consolidated B-24 Liberator at Port Moresby-Wards Airfield, Papua New Guinea.
Primary Cause
Collision with a ground vehicle.Collision with a ground vehicle.Share on:
