Flugunfall 02 JAN 1961 einer Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) 079 - Biak
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Datum:Montag 2 Januar 1961
Zeit:20:17
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3)
Fluggesellschaft:Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD
Kennzeichen: 079
Werknummer: 33285/16537
Baujahr: 1945
Triebwerk: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:3 km (1.9 Meilen) S vom Land entfernt von Biak (   Indonesien)
Flugphase: Manövrieren (MNV)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Biak-Boroekoe Royal Dutch Navy Air Station, Indonesien
Flug nach:Biak-Boroekoe Royal Dutch Navy Air Station, Indonesien
Unfallbericht:
The C-47 operated on a night time training flight. It took off from the Biak-Boroekoe Royal Dutch Navy Air Station at 18:37. After practicing approach and landings, the crew had to activate light torches off the coast of Biak. The airplane flew along the coast line at an altitude of 3500-4000 feet.
One of these torches activated inside the aircraft and an in-flight fire erupted. The crew attempted to carry out an emergency landing at sea but the airplane crashed.

Informationsquelle:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 The first seventy years Vol.2 / J.M. Gradidge
» Gedenkrol van de Koninklijke Marine 1939-1962 / H. Floor
» Ramp met Dakota 079 nabij Biak op 2 januari 1961 / Anne van Dijk en Kees Leebeek


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