Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 16 JUN 1942 |
| Type: | Douglas C-53 |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-20069 |
| C/n / msn: | 4839 |
| First flight: | 1941 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK), United States of America |
| Palmyra Island Atoll-Cooper Airport (PLPA), U.S. Minor Outlying Islands |
Missing.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI to Palmyra Island Atoll-Cooper Airport as the crow flies is 1763 km (1102 miles).
Distance from Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI to Palmyra Island Atoll-Cooper Airport as the crow flies is 1763 km (1102 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
