Douglas DC-3 cn 20696
Frame last update: 26-May-2021
Registration: 43-16230Operator: USAAF - United States Army Air Force
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Type: Military
Status: Written Off
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| 43-16230 | xx-xx-1944 | DC-3 C-47B-1-DL | USAAF - United States Army Air Force | 22.06.45 The C-47 departed Australia carrying passengers returning from leave and a cargo of fresh food. The airplane landed at Merauke Airfield in the evening and took off again at roughly 21:40 hours, bound for Biak. That night, there were stratocumulus cloud cover to 12,000' with 6-8/10 cover and intermittent rains. Last radio contact was at 22:40. The aircraft failed to arrive at Biak and searches were fruitless. On March 2nd, 1962 the wreckage of this C-47 was discovered on a mountain peak | ||
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