Incident Piper L-4J Cub R-327,
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Date:Monday 21 July 1947
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper L-4J Cub
Owner/operator:17 Sqn ML-KNIL (RNEIAAF)
Registration: R-327
MSN: 13467
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Bandung, West Java -   Indonesia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Andir Airfield, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Ex-USAAF 45-4727: Transferred to Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force as PC4-027,(ML-KNIL or Militaire Luchtvaart-Koninklijk Nederlands Indische Leger) 25 August 1946. To Netherlands East Indies Air Force July 1947 as R-327. Written off (damaged beyond repair) after accident near Bandung, West Java, Indonesia 21 July 1947.

Sources:

1. Army-Co-operation bij de Militaire Luchtvaart in Indië 1946-1950
2. https://www.pipercubforum.com/dutchl4.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1945.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2014 20:07 harro Added
01-Feb-2018 19:05 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jul-2019 16:05 A.J.Scholten Updated [Narrative]
20-Dec-2020 18:28 Cobar Updated [Operator]
08-Jan-2021 09:35 Cobar Updated [Operator]
02-Dec-2021 03:29 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]

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