ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 256526
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| Date: | unk. date 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ngga Pulu -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Wreckage of an American Dakota transport plane discovered by the climber Robert Philip Temple (22/Carstensz-Expidition) on the north slope of the Ngga Pulu (4862m) 13 FEB 1962. Two bodies and documents found in a part of the fuselage, indicated the crash occured in 1945. The main wreckage was burried in ice.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 20 March 1962, p1
Ngga Pulu
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 16:51 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jun-2023 09:08 | Nepa | Updated |
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