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| Date: | Monday 20 January 1947 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  North American B-25C Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | OOS Biak ML-KNIL (RNEIAAF) |
| Registration: | N5-128 |
| MSN: | 82-5570 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Biak, Dutch New Guinea -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biak Sorido |
| Biak Mokmer |
Aicraft was on a test flight after maintenance,5 members of the Hans Snel Cabaret goup were on board for the ride(sightseeing)
While landing at mokmer a go-around had to be made because a jeep was crossing the runway.
The aircraft stalled and crashed.
Sources:
Noticias de hoy 22 January 1947, p12
http://www.hdekker.info/
https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-n/vliegtuigen-n-northam-b25
Kemajoran
Jan Hagens
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2018 20:25 | TB | Added |
| 07-Aug-2018 13:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Source, ] |
| 22-Jan-2019 17:51 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2019 09:43 | Cobar | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 29-Jan-2020 11:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 20-Dec-2020 17:13 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-Dec-2021 03:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 02-Jul-2023 20:46 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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