Martin B-26 Marauder crash, Apr 11, 1942, Tufi Oro (North...
Martin B-26 Marauder accident on April 11, 1942 near Tufi Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea with no fatalities. Cause: Anti aircraft fire damaged the...
- Date: April 11, 1942
- Aircraft: Martin B-26 Marauder
- Location: Tufi Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Anti aircraft fire damaged the aircraft during the attack on Rabaul.
Marauder 40-1418 of the 22nd Bombardment Group took off from 7 Mile Drome near Port Moresby to bomb Rabaul on 11 April 1942. Anti aircraft fire damaged an engine and a fuel tank, and the pilot landed in a jungle clearing on the New Guinea coast. All seven crew survived and walked out with local help.