Mokerang - Mokerang

On June 21, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Mokerang - Mokerang experienced a crash involving Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Papua New Guinea All Papua New Guinea.

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

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The seaplane left Mokerang Airfield at 0330LT to test the distance measuring equipment for COMAIR Admiralties. As the aircraft failed to return, SAR operations were conducted but were eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 12 occupants was found. Crew (1551st AAFBU): 1st Lt Paul W. Drew, pilot, Cpl Earnest John Bauer, flight engineer, Sgt Ralph Elliott Beirdneau, radio operator, Cpl Harry D. Paige Jr., radio operator. Passengers: 1st Lt Paul C. Crouch, 1st Lt Gordon A. Johnson, 2nd Lt Robert L. Flicker, 2nd Lt Milton M. Tittler, 2nd Lt Ralph J. Greco, S/Sgt Robert P. Eisele, Sgt Clyde Allen Walker, Cpl Carl A. Spangler.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-34050, MSN CV-561.