Accident Douglas C-47 (DC-3) 1002,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336974
 

Date:Sunday 18 May 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force)
Registration: 1002
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:24 km NW of Malaybalay -   Philippines
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Cotabato-Awang Airport (CBO/RPMC)
Destination airport:Bacolod Airport (BCD/RPVB)
Narrative:
Flew into the side of Mount Katanglad. It was thought that incorrect maps showed the elevation as 7900 feet instead of 9300 feet. The airplane was on its way to Paris to return Filipino Vice President Quirino to the Philippines.

Sources:

Ludington Daily News - May 22, 1947
Prescott Evening Courier - May 21, 1947

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