| 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-47... Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| 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 |
| Photo Comment |
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This tail section of unknown origin is on display to represent the C-47 that was chartered by the de facto Indonesian government for carrying medical supplies during the National Revolution. 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. The surviving rear fuselage, shown in the photo on the wall, was all that remained in one piece, but has since been lost. 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 272 times. |