Incident North American B-25J-30 Mitchell M-461,
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Date:Thursday 22 December 1949
Time:22:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25J-30 Mitchell
Owner/operator:18 Sqn ML-KNIL
Registration: M-461
MSN: 108-34478
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Makassar -   Indonesia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Morotai
Destination airport:Makassar
Narrative:
Aircraft ditched in bad weather and zero visibility, 5 crew picked up by the KPM ship Pieter Both.

Sources:

https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-n/vliegtuigen-n-northam-b25
Van Glenn Martins en Mustangs
Hugo Hooftman

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jan-2019 10:06 Cobar Added
24-Jan-2019 12:36 Cobar Updated [Narrative]
11-Feb-2019 14:32 Cobar Updated [Operator]
04-Mar-2019 22:10 Cobar Updated [Location, Destination airport]
20-Dec-2020 20:00 Cobar Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative]
18-Jun-2022 08:53 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type]

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