Lockheed 18 LodeStar crash, Nov 26, 1943 (15 killed), Por...
Lockheed 18 LodeStar accident on November 26, 1943 near Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea with 15 fatalities.
- Date: November 26, 1943
- Aircraft: Lockheed 18 LodeStar
- Location: Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Qantas Lodestar operating for the Allied Directorate of Air Transport crashed shortly after takeoff from Port Moresby on the morning of 26 November 1943 while flying to Townsville. All 15 people on board were killed. The aircraft flew into the side of a mountain about 13 km from the airfield.