Narrative:
The aircraft went missing in bad weather while on a flight to the Antique Province. The wreckage was located four days later on Mount Madiac, 250 miles south of Manila.
» Passauer Neue Presse 27 July 1965, p3
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 25 July 1965 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 36 / Occupants: 36 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mount Madiac ( Philippines)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Manila Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
| ? |
The aircraft went missing in bad weather while on a flight to the Antique Province. The wreckage was located four days later on Mount Madiac, 250 miles south of Manila.
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Sources:
» Youngstown Vindicator 31 July 1965, p4» Passauer Neue Presse 27 July 1965, p3
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