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| Date: | Monday 24 December 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD |
| Registration: | Q-1 |
| MSN: | 19705 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Biak -
 Indonesia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Several hundred USAAF C-47s were present at Manila in the Philippines shortly before the end of World War II. Fifteen of those were purchased by the Dutch Navy. These aircraft were ferried from Manila to Sydney to reinforce the Navy Detachment in Australia. It is reported that Q-1 crashed during the delivery flight while landing in the Indonesian Island of Biak.
Sources:
The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 The first seventy years Vol.2 / J.M. Gradidge
https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=710:douglas-dc-3c-47-dakota-uk&catid=85&lang=en&showall=1&Itemid=547
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2025 15:00 | Steventheheeven | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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