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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Koninklijke Luchtmacht - Klu (Royal Netherl. Air Force) |
| Registration: | X-3 |
| MSN: | 32632/15884 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | E off Sorong-Jefman Airport (SOQ) -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Manokwari-Rendani Airport (MKW/WASR) |
| Sorong-Jefman Airport (SOQ/WASS) |
The C-47 transport plane departed Rendani Airport (MKW) on a flight to Sorong (SOQ). En route the crew encountered thunderstorms and it appeared that the weather at Sorong had also deteriorated. A cloud base of 500 feet was reported. A few other aircraft had landed ahead of X-3.
The crew were not able to locate the airport and fuel shortage forced them to ditch the plane off shore.
Sources:
De Vliegende Hollander / nr. 6, juni 1962
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