Date:	Wednesday 26 February 1947
Time:
Type:	Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	ML-KNIL (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force)
Registration:	VHRET
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	1,6 km NW off Point Lookout, Stradbroke Island, QLD -   Australia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Brisbane-Eagle Farm Air Base, QLD

Narrative:
Crashed in sea during a test flight after a fire erupted in one of the engines. Three Dutch and three Australian citizen died in the crash.

ABC (Sevilla) 27 February 1947, p8
militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl
Red City Bulletin 14 Oct 2016
The Indian Express 28 February 1947, p3

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