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Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as C-47 Skytrain serial number 41-????? (last five digits unknown). Ferried overseas via Hamilton Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 374th Troop Carrier Group (374th TCG), 6th Troop Carrier Squadron (6th TCS). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On March 8, 1943 while attempting to land at Bulolo Airfield, overshot the runway due to pilot error and was damaged. Afterwards, written off and salvaged. References 6th Troop Carrier Squadron Aircraft Losses and Major Accidents "Date: March 8, 1943 Type: C-47 Location: Bulolo Cause: Pilot Error Disposition: Salvaged Remarks: Overshot Field via Edward Rogers Allied Air Transport Operations South West Pacific Area in WWII, Volume Two (2006) page 71 (March 8, 1943 crash C-47 41-38662 [sic] Bulolo Contribute
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