Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 17 May 1962 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
Operator: | AURI - Air Force of the Republic of Indonesia |
Registration: | T-440 |
MSN: | 12097 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Kaimana, West Papua ( Indonesia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A Douglas C-47 transport plane had just dropped paratroopers near Kaimana when it was intercepted by a Lockheed SP-2H Neptune, 207, operated by the Dutch Navy. Bursts of 20 mm board cannon fire caused a fire on the left hand wing of the C-47. The airplane ditched at sea and all crew members were rescued.
Classification:
Shot down by aircraft
Ditching
Sources:
» Aanbieding "oorlogsbuit" door Rein Lub
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.