Incident Overview

Date: Friday 28 July 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-93495
Location: Owi Airfield – ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The C-47A 13416.The C-47A 13416.
Category: UK
A Consolidated B-24 Liberator struck a C-47A 13416 at Owi Airfield, resulting in significant damage to the C-47A.A Consolidated B-24 Liberator struck a C-47A 13416 at Owi Airfield, resulting in significant damage to the C-47A.

Description

Damaged beyond repair after being struck by a Consolidated B-24 Liberator at Owi Airfield, along with C-47A 42-93498 (c/n 13416).

Source of Information

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Primary Cause

Collision between an aircraft and a B-24 Liberator.Collision between an aircraft and a B-24 Liberator.

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