Narrative:
Missing en route from APO 72 (Tacloban, Philippines) to APO 159 (Sansapor Airfield, Indonesia).
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 8 June 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-49762 |
| MSN: | 27023/15578 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Tacloban and Sansapor ( Pacific Ocean)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tacloban Airport (TAC/RPVA), Philippines |
| Sansapor Airfield, Indonesia |
Missing en route from APO 72 (Tacloban, Philippines) to APO 159 (Sansapor Airfield, Indonesia).
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tacloban Airport to Sansapor Airfield as the crow flies is 1510 km (943 miles).
Distance from Tacloban Airport to Sansapor Airfield as the crow flies is 1510 km (943 miles).
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