Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 January 1942
Aircraft Type: Avro 642 Eighteen
Owner/operator: Mandated Airines Ltd. – MAL
Registration Number: VH-UXD
Location: Salamaua –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Avro 642 Eighteen (VH-UXD)Avro 642 Eighteen (VH-UXD)
Category: Unlawful Interference
On the ground at Salamaua, Papua New Guinea, an Avro 642 Eighteen, VH-UXD, was destroyed by a Japanese aircraft during the initial Japanese attack against New Guinea.On the ground at Salamaua, Papua New Guinea, an Avro 642 Eighteen, VH-UXD, was destroyed by a Japanese aircraft during the initial Japanese attack against New Guinea.
Description
An Avro 642 Eighteen, VH-UXD, was destroyed on the ground at Salamaua, Papua New Guinea, during a strafing attack by Japanese aircraft during the first Japanese attack against New Guinea.
Primary Cause
Japanese aircraft strafing attack.Japanese aircraft strafing attack.Share on:
