Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 7 October 1942
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-111 Super Electra
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 44-83235
Location: Rockhampton Airport, QLD (ROK) –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed on landing at Rockhampton Airport, Australia, following a previous flight to Australia. The aircraft, PK-AFQ, was subsequently taken over by the USAAF and assigned the radio call sign VHCXK.An aircraft crashed on landing at Rockhampton Airport, Australia, following a previous flight to Australia. The aircraft, PK-AFQ, was subsequently taken over by the USAAF and assigned the radio call sign VHCXK.
Description
The aircraft crashed on landing at Rockhampton Airport. It was destroyed by fire. The aircraft flew for KNILM in the Netherlands East Indies as PK-AFQ until it was flown to Australia in February 1942, prior to the Japanese invasion of Java. It was taken over by the USAAF in Australia and allocated radio call sign ‘VHCXK’.
Primary Cause
Unknown ? Aircraft crash following previous flight.Unknown ? Aircraft crash following previous flight.Share on:
