ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336601
| Date: | Friday 1 October 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | AURI - Air Force of the Republic of Indonesia |
| Registration: | RI-002 |
| MSN: | 20578 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Punggur, Lampung -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bandar Lampung-Branti Airport (TKG/WICT) |
The C-47A transport plane operated by the Indonesian Air Force went missing during a flight from Bandar Lampung (aka Tanjung Karang) to Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. The airplane reportedly carried 20 kg of gold.
The wreckage was located by a farmer on April 7, 1978.
Sources:
Unsolved Mysteries in the World
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