The lack of oxygen, in addition to Zeamer's and the navigator's injuries, meant a return to Port Moresby over the Owen Stanley Mountains was impossible. Instead, they made an emergency landing at an Allied fighter airstrip at Dobodura, New Guinea.
The scarcity of oxygen, along with Zeamer's and the navigator's wounds, rendered flight over the Owen Stanley Mountains unfeasible. Consequently, they were compelled to make an emergency touchdown at an Allied fighter airfield in Dobodura, New Guinea.