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Date: | Friday 7 February 1969 |
Time: | morning |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Philippine Air Force |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mindanao -
Philippines
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Davao City |
Destination airport: | Cagayan de Oro |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Missing. Found crashed one week later. Reports from rescue teams indicated natives living near the crash site robbed the victims of personal belongings and covered the wreckage with banana leaves to prevent early detection by search planes. *Young girl reportendly survived the crash and captured by the nativ leader as his wife.
Sources:
The Calgary Herald 14 February 1969, p31
ABC (Madrid) 8 February 1969, p39+40
*The Straits Times 6 May 1971, p14
Revision history:
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29-Jan-2019 10:19 |
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29-Jan-2019 10:23 |
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26-Feb-2019 20:22 |
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