Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 15, 1943 (6 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 15, 1943 near Tsile Tsile Morobe, Papua New Guinea with 6 fatalities.
- Date: August 15, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Tsile Tsile Morobe, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A USAAF C 47 of the 374th Troop Carrier Group was lost near Tsili Tsili on 15 August 1943 after Japanese fighters attacked it on approach. A passenger was killed in the first attack and the captain in a second, and the aircraft crashed in a wooded area.