Salamaua – Wau

On February 6, 1941 at 12:00 PM, Salamaua – Wau experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.66 Hercules, operated by Stephens Aviation, with the event recorded near Wau Morobe.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Marble Creek while performing a flight to Wau. The wreckage was found four days later and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-UJO, MSN 344, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -7.3403°, 146.7173°.