Incident Overview
Date: Monday 17 August 1942
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-5-511
Owner/operator: Allied Directorate of Air Transport – ADAT
Registration Number: VHCXA
Location: Port Moresby-Seven Mile Aerodrome (POM) –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Passenger aircraftPassenger aircraft
A Japanese attack resulted in significant damage to a passenger aircraft.A Japanese attack resulted in significant damage to a passenger aircraft.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in Japanese attack.
Primary Cause
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