Surabaya – Kupang

On January 28, 1942 at 12:00 AM, Surabaya – Kupang experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-2, operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF, with the event recorded near Indonesia All Indonesia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While performing a flight from Surabaya to Kupang and cruising along the Flores Island, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea, north of the island. The aircraft was lost while all four occupants were rescued and transferred later to Australia. Crew: F/O Noel Wilson Webster, F/Sgt Lionel Maurice Van Praag, Sgt Eric Picker, Cpl Frederick Christopher James Mason.

Aircraft reference details include registration A30-8, MSN 1291, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -6.1831°, 106.8354°.