Pilot  F/Lt Arnold Alfred Lange, 17413
Ditched  September 5, 1946

AIrcraft History
Constructors Number 33464. USAAF Serial Number 44-7132. Delivered to the RAAF in June of 1945. Assigned to RAAF 35 Squadron and later 36 Squadron.

Pilot History
F/Lt Lange served with the RAAF from July 22, 1940 until December 4, 1946 and had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Aircraft History
USAAF serial number 44-76545. Manufacture Number 32877.

Mission History
Ditched with starboard engine on fire 500 yards off Mendil Beach, Darwin at approximately 1708 Hours. The pilot and three of the four passengers on board were injured.

Wreckage
The aircraft wreck was discovered by dive operator Shaun Uden in October 2006. The wreck is reportedly "virtually intact, lying on the bottom of the sea, just off East Point".

References
Thanks to Daniel Leahy for this information
ADF Serials for aircraft history.

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