ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203931
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 December 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Philippine Air Force (PAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 50 mi NW of Manila -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Philippine Air Force C-47" on rice-carrying relief mission went missing over Northern Luzon in bad weather. Wreckage found by searching USAF helicopter on a jungle mountainside with no sign of live. One passenger was Lucio Molina, younger brother of Brig.Gen. Pedro Molina, the Philippine Air Force Commandant.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 12 December 1957, p1 (Mahoning and Columbiana Edition)
Evening Star 11 December 1957, pA10
The Nome Nugget 13 December 1957, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2018 21:27 | TB | Added |
| 29-Jan-2019 14:24 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 09-Mar-2019 19:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2019 21:06 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2019 08:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Dec-2020 21:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2021 14:01 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2021 14:22 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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