| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VT-CLA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 26916/15471 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Yogyakarta - AdisutjiptoMap |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: WAHH IATA: JOG Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum Dirgantara Mandala |
| Photo Date: | 6 September 1996 |
| Photo by: | Marcel Colthoff (via Joop de Groot) |
| Photo ID: | 545413 |
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The plane was chartered by Indonesian Government for carrying Malaysian medical supplies. On 29 July 1947 the airplane was shot down by a ML-KNIL (Royal Dutch Indies Army) Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter. The aircraft went into a dive, first crashing into a tree then into paddy fields in Ngoto, Bantul. Dutch authorities claimed that they had not been informed of the flight and that the aircraft carried no Red Cross markings. Only the rear fuselage remained in one piece and is now in the museum collection. This photo is copyright © Marcel Colthoff, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 February 2023, and has since been viewed 185 times. |