- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 14, 1943 |
Time: | 0600 |
Location: | Near Mackay, OLD, Australia |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Army Air Forces |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Mackay - Port Moresby |
AC Type: | B-17C Flying Fortress |
Registration: | 12406 |
cn / ln: | 2072 |
Aboard: | 41 (passengers:35 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 40 (passengers:34 crew:6) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft took off into ground fog and leveled off at an altitude of about 300 feet. The plane stalled and crashed and exploded. |
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