Date & Time:
Nov 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
4696
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Espiritu Santo - Honiara
MSN:
4303
YOM:
1942
Country:
Solomon Islands
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
1
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Espíritu Santo on a flight to Honiara, carrying four crew members and one passenger who was a US Navy corpsman attached to MAG-25. While descending to Henderson Field, the pilot encountered very bad weather conditions. In heavy rain falls, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea. No trace of the airplane nor its crew was found.
Crew:
1st Lt Joseph Napoleon Abel, pilot,
S/Sgt Arthur Freeman Dowers Jr., copilot,
Cpl Roman John Freise, mechanic,
Pfc John Robert Matuszak, radio operator.
Passenger:
PhM3c Paul Adolphus Westerman.
Crew:
1st Lt Joseph Napoleon Abel, pilot,
S/Sgt Arthur Freeman Dowers Jr., copilot,
Cpl Roman John Freise, mechanic,
Pfc John Robert Matuszak, radio operator.
Passenger:
PhM3c Paul Adolphus Westerman.
