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 lack of breathable air, along with injuries to Zeamer and the navigator, made it impossible to fly through the Owen Stanley Mountains back to Port Moresby. Instead, they had to land at an Allied fighter airstrip in Dobodura, New Guinea.