ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334431
| Date: | Monday 12 August 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Martin PBM-5A Mariner |
| Owner/operator: | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD |
| Registration: | P-312 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Merauke-Mopah Airport (MKQ) -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Merauke-Mopah Airport (MKQ/WAKK) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck a tree on takeoff, crashed and caught fire.
Sources:
ANP 13-8-1957
Location
Images:
photo (c) Kantoor voor Voorlichting en Radio Omroep Nieuw-Guinea; Merauke-Mopah Airport (MKQ); August 1957; (publicdomain)
photo (c) Kantoor voor Voorlichting en Radio Omroep Nieuw-Guinea; Merauke-Mopah Airport (MKQ); August 1957; (publicdomain)
photo (c) Kantoor voor Voorlichting en Radio Omroep Nieuw-Guinea; Merauke-Mopah Airport (MKQ); August 1957; (publicdomain)
photo (c) Kantoor voor Voorlichting en Radio Omroep Nieuw-Guinea; Merauke-Mopah Airport (MKQ); August 1957; (publicdomain)
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