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Crash of a Douglas R4D-6 in Papua New Guinea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
17277
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Momote – Biak
MSN:
14335/25780
YOM:
1944
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Lost without trace on a flight from Momote to Biak.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-5 off Momote: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
17133
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
12330
YOM:
1944
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reason off Momote Airport, into the Bismarck Sea. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina off Momote: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
04501
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Momote - Momote
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While landing at the Momote Seaplane Base, on Manus Island, the floatplane landed hard and came to rest with one wing sheared off and the bow collapsed. The captain was killed while all five other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-5 near Kokoda: 17 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
39090
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Cairns – Momote
MSN:
13859
YOM:
1943
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located some 30 km west of Kokoda, in the center PNG. The wreckage was eventually found in 1970. All 17 occupants were killed. Other source reports the accident occurred in the region of Cairns.