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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.
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| Date: | jeudi 17 mai 1962 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | AURI - Air Force of the Republic of Indonesia |
| Immatriculation: | T-440 |
| Numéro de série: | 12097 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1943 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 7 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 7 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | de Kaimana, West Papua ( Indonésie)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | ? |
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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.
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