Accident Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) 43-16343, Monday 27 November 1944
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Date:Monday 27 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-16343
MSN: 20809
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing, written off
Category:Accident
Location:between Tacloban and Palau -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tacloban Airport (TAC/RPVA)
Destination airport:Angaur Airstrip
Narrative:
Missing during a flight from Tacloban, Philippines and Angaur, Palau.

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