- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: November 15, 1945
Time: 0914
Location: Near Jacquinot Bay New Guinea
Operator: Military - Royal Australian Air Force
Flight #: ?
Route: Lae - Finschhafen - Jacquinot Bay - Rabaul
AC Type: Douglas C-47 Dakota-DK
Registration: A6554
cn / ln: 26640
Aboard: 28   (passengers:25  crew:3)
Fatalities: 28   (passengers:25  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed into a 7,598 ft. mountain in the region of Wide Bay, 150 feet below the ridge, shortly after taking off. There were Australian and Indian soldiers on board.
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