ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) 41-20066 Truscott, WA
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Date:Thursday 26 February 1942
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 41-20066
MSN: 4836
First flight: 1941
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:10 km (6.3 mls) SW of Truscott, WA (   Australia)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Broome Airport, WA (BME/YBRM), Australia
Destination airport:Broome Airport, WA (BME/YBRM), Australia
Narrative:
The pilot overshot Broome Airport at night and flew on for another 400 miles. It subsequently made a wheels up landing in an open space near Varsittart Bay, about six miles south-west of Truscott. All survived. The crash site is still accessible.

Sources:
» pacificwrecks.com
» Australia @ War (ozatwar.com)


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accident date: 26-02-1942
type: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
registration: 41-20066
 

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