Northrop P-61B-1-NO Black Widow, 42-39445, c/n 964, of the 550th Night Fighter Squadron, based at Hollandia, New Guinea, on a supposed proficiency flight (but pilot took along three passengers, including a 20-year-old WAAC nurse), ends badly with aircraft coming down largely intact at the 5000 feet level of Mount Cyclops just a few miles from its airfield.