Narrative:
Crashed in sea during a test flight after a fire erupted in one of the engines. Three Dutch and three Australian citizen died in the crash.
» militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl
» Red City Bulletin 14 Oct 2016
» The Indian Express 28 February 1947, p3
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 26 February 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | ML-KNIL (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force) |
| Registration: | VHRET |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) NW off Point Lookout, Stradbroke Island, QLD ( Australia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Brisbane-Eagle Farm Air Base, QLD, Australia |
Crashed in sea during a test flight after a fire erupted in one of the engines. Three Dutch and three Australian citizen died in the crash.
Sources:
» ABC (Sevilla) 27 February 1947, p8» militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl
» Red City Bulletin 14 Oct 2016
» The Indian Express 28 February 1947, p3
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