Date:	Friday 13 April 1945
Time:
Type:	Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration:	42-108879
MSN:	12638
Year of manufacture:	1944
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU) -   Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Bankstown Airport, NSW (BWU/YSBK)

Narrative:
Made a heavy landing at Bankstown and overshot runway 29, killing the flight engineer. The pilot was 2nd Lt George C. Fitzpatrick.

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