Accident Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) 43-16261,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337533
 

Date:Tuesday 27 November 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-16261
MSN: 20727
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Bruas -   Malaysia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Singapore-Kallang Airport
Destination airport:Butterworth Airport (BWH/WMKB)
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed on a forested slope, 600 m above sea level.

Sources:

key.aero
Malaya Historical Group
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Pacificwrecks.com

Images:


photo (c) Shaharom Ahmad; Bruas; 12 October 2012


photo (c) Tango Whiskey; Bruas; 29 October 2016

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