Narrative:
Crashed into the sea.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 23 February 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-16224 |
| MSN: | 20690 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Biak, Indonesia ( Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tacloban Airport (TAC/RPVA), Philippines |
| ? |
Crashed into the sea.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» usaafdata.com
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