Douglas DC-3 crash, Mar 3, 1942 (4 killed), Carnot Bay We...
Douglas DC-3 accident on March 3, 1942 near Carnot Bay Western Australia, Australia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by Japanese fighters during the...
- Date: March 3, 1942
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Carnot Bay Western Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by Japanese fighters during the attack on Broome.
The KNILM DC 3 Pelikaan PK-AFV was shot down by Japanese fighters during the attack on Broome on 3 March 1942. It made a crash landing on a beach at Carnot Bay after its left engine caught fire, and four people were killed.