Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 18 JAN 1945 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-20-DK |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-49871 |
| C/n / msn: | 15687/27132 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Hawaii (Pacific Ocean) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Novato-Hamilton Army Air Field, United States of America |
| Honolulu-John Rodgers Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America |
Lost at sea while being ferried to Australia. It was on delivery to the Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF and would receive the serial A65-72.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Gordon R Birkett (ADF-Serials.com.au)
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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 Novato-Hamilton Army Air Field to Honolulu-John Rodgers Airport, HI as the crow flies is 3835 km (2397 miles).
Distance from Novato-Hamilton Army Air Field to Honolulu-John Rodgers Airport, HI as the crow flies is 3835 km (2397 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.
