Wreckage
Unidentified Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) plane crash north of a creek near the beach at Gona. The wreckage includes two engines and a wing section with traces of the RAAF roundel on the lower surface of the wing. The precise identity of this aircraft is unknown. Likely, this crash site is DB-7B Boston A28-20 crashed November 29, 1942 after exploding over Gona.
References
Sabretache "The loss of RAAF Boston A28-20, Gona, Papua, November 1942 (2021) by Daniel Leahy
Thanks to Phil Bradley and Daniel Leahy for information
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Last Updated
January 12, 2024
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