Incident Overview
Date: Monday 2 July 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN344
Location: off Samarai Island –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A freight aircraft carrying Royal Australian Navy cargo crashed due to adverse weather conditions during a cargo flight from Mascot Airport to Momote Airfield, PNG. The flight involved stops at Townsville-Garbutt and Milne Bay airfields.A freight aircraft carrying Royal Australian Navy cargo crashed due to adverse weather conditions during a cargo flight from Mascot Airport to Momote Airfield, PNG. The flight involved stops at Townsville-Garbutt and Milne Bay airfields.
Description
Crashed due to bad weather. Aboard was freight for the Royal Australian Navy. The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Mascot Airport, Australia to Momote Airfield, PNG with en route stops at Townsville-Garbutt Airfield and an airfield in the Milne Bay area. Crew: Pilot F/Lt Charles Raymond Kerferd Young, 425802 RAAF (KIA) Navigator F/O Frederick Dunlop Rutledge, 426164 RAAF (KIA) Radio W/O Kenneth Clement Bevan, 1140088 RAF (KIA).
Primary Cause
Adverse weather conditions ? specifically, bad weather ? caused the crash.Adverse weather conditions ? specifically, bad weather ? caused the crash.Share on:
