Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 10, 1942 (17 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 10, 1942 near Mount Obree Central, Papua New Guinea with 17 fatalities. Cause: The crew could not...
- Date: November 10, 1942
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mount Obree Central, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew could not find Kokoda Gap in bad weather, and a rainstorm produced a severe downdraft that pushed the aircraft down as the pilot tried to climb.
A USAAF C 47 Skytrain flying from Port Moresby to Pongani to deliver troops and supplies struck the slope of Mount Obree in the Owen Stanley Range at about 9,000 feet after a severe downdraft. Of the 23 aboard, 17 were killed and 6 survived.