ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337497
| Date: | Wednesday 19 December 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A65-83 |
| MSN: | 32875/16127 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Timor Sea -
 Indian Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ambon-Pattimura Airport (AMQ/WAPP) |
| Darwin Airport, NT (DRW/YPDN) |
The RAAF air ambulance flight departed Morotai for Darwin, via Ambon. The C-47 arrived at Ambon at 08:50. The captain decided to await the arrival of another aircraft which arrived from Darwin to find out more about the weather conditions en route. Weather was poor but the plane departed from Ambon at 10:40. Approximately one hour into the flight Darwin Aeradio, received a message from the flight stating that they wished to place a message. No response was ever heard from the aircraft.
Sources:
VH-CIZ Missing Dakota website
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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