KNILM Douglas DC-3 shootdown

4Fatalities

8Survivors

12On board

Accident details

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What happened

KNILM Douglas DC-3 PK-AFV is shot down by three Japanese fighters and crashes 50 miles (80 km) north of Broome, Western Australia, killing four of 12 on board.

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