- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 13, 1945
Time: 1500
Location: Iran Jayas, New Guinea
Operator: Military - U.S. Army Air Forces
Flight #: ?
Route: ?
AC Type: Douglas C-47B-DK
Registration: 43-49788
cn / ln: 27049
Aboard: 23   (passengers:19  crew:4)
Fatalities: 20   (passengers:16  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed into a mountain at 7,000 feet. Three passengers rescued two weeks later. All occupants were members of the women's military corps of the US Army.
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