ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339790
| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | 09:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A65-37 |
| MSN: | 12349 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lae-Nadzab Airport (LAE) -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lae-Nadzab Airport (LAE/AYNZ) |
During takeoff the undercarriage was raised prematurely. The airplane fell back onto the runway.
Sources:
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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