Martin B-26 Marauder crash, Aug 7, 1942 (2 killed), Mount...
Martin B-26 Marauder accident on August 7, 1942 near Mount Suckling Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea with 2 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft ran out...
- Date: August 7, 1942
- Aircraft: Martin B-26 Marauder
- Location: Mount Suckling Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel after bad weather prevented it from climbing above cloud.
The USAAF Martin Marauder 40-1521 Yankee Clipper of the 22nd Bomb Group ran out of fuel after bad weather kept it from climbing above cloud. It missed Port Moresby and the crew bailed out near Mount Suckling. Two were killed and six survived.