Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100623
Location: Jayapura –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: TyresTyres
Category: Accident
A tyre failure caused a crash on Hollandia Field or Cyclops Field near Jayapura.A tyre failure caused a crash on Hollandia Field or Cyclops Field near Jayapura.
Description
Crashed, tyre blew. The accident happened on either Hollandia Field or Cyclops Field near Jayapura.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
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