Last updated: 12 July 2020
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 27 November 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-16343 |
| C/n / msn: | 20809 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Tacloban and Palau ( Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tacloban Airport (TAC/RPVA), Philippines |
| Angaur Airstrip, Palau |
Missing during a flight from Tacloban, Philippines and Angaur, Palau.
Sources:
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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 Angaur Airstrip as the crow flies is 1104 km (690 miles).
Distance from Tacloban Airport to Angaur Airstrip as the crow flies is 1104 km (690 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 1297th loss
- 423rd fatal accident
- 28th worst accident (at the time)
- 202nd worst accident (currently)
Pacific Ocean- 4th worst accident (at the time)
- 16th worst accident (currently)