Incident Overview
Date: Monday 24 December 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Marine Luchtvaart Dienst – MLD
Registration Number: Q-1
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-47 aircraftC-47 aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft transport plane carrying approximately 150 USAF C-47s to Manila, Philippines, was involved in a crash during a delivery flight to reinforce a Dutch Navy detachment in Australia. One aircraft crashed.A C-47 aircraft transport plane carrying approximately 150 USAF C-47s to Manila, Philippines, was involved in a crash during a delivery flight to reinforce a Dutch Navy detachment in Australia. One aircraft crashed.
Description
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.
Primary Cause
Aircraft crash during a delivery flight.Aircraft crash during a delivery flight.Share on:
