26
Mar
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) – 42-23720
Collided with a Douglas A-20 Havoc over Finschhafen. Crash-landed at Nadzab, Papua New Guinea.
26
Mar
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina – 04501
Sank on hard landing after the bow collapsed and a wing tore off.
26
Mar
26
Mar
26
Mar
Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) – 39090
Struck high ground in the Owen Stanley Range, en route from RAAF Cairns, Australia to Momote, PNG. The wreckage was discovered in 1970....
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3) – 42-92049
The C-47A departed Hollandia at 06:34, bound for Biak. The aircraft crashed near Humboldt Bay.
26
Mar
26
Mar
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3) – A65-37
During takeoff the undercarriage was raised prematurely. The airplane fell back onto the runway.