Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 18, 1945 (29 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 18, 1945 near Mt Puncak Jaya Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 29 fatalities.
- Date: September 18, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Puncak Jaya Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 29
- Phase of flight: En route
RAAF Douglas C 47B A65-61 on a medical evacuation flight from Morotai to Townsville struck a mountain in the Carstensz Ranges at about 14,200 feet, killing all 29 aboard. The wreckage was found in 1967, and the remains were recovered in a joint exercise in 2005.