Accident North American B-25C Mitchell N5-128,
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Date:Monday 20 January 1947
Time:14:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic B25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American B-25C Mitchell
Owner/operator:OOS Biak ML-KNIL (RNEIAAF)
Registration: N5-128
MSN: 82-5570
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Biak, Dutch New Guinea -   Indonesia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Biak Sorido
Destination airport:Biak Mokmer
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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 [[Operator]]

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