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  2. List of accidents and incidents involving Philippine Air ...

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    March 17 - 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash - Mount Pinatubo, a Douglas C-47 carrying President Ramon Magsaysay, Education Secretary Gregorio Hernandez Jr., former Senator Tomas Cabili, Congressman Pedro Lopez and Philippine Air Force Commanding General Benito Ebuen to Manila from a visit to Cebu, crashed into Mount Manunggal in Balamban, Cebu killing 25 of the 26 people on board.

  3. Military history of the Philippines during World War II

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    The air echelon squadrons of the 7th were en route to the Philippines and arrived in Pearl Harbor on the morning of 7 December 1941. They consisted of 9th, 463rd, 492nd, and 493d Heavy Bombardment Squadrons. The air echelon was diverted back to the US and then routed to Java through Australia.

  4. 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash - Wikipedia

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    2100925, the Philippine Air Force Douglas C-47 involved in the accident. The aircraft involved in the crash was a newly reconditioned twin engine C-47A-75-DL Skytrain, [4] which was operated by the Philippine Air Force and served as the official presidential plane of Magsaysay. [5]

  5. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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    (see Bakers Creek air crash) A memorial to the victims of this crash was installed at the Selfridge Gate of Arlington National Cemetery on 11 June 2009, donated by the Bakers Creek Memorial Association. The gate is named for Lt. Thomas Selfridge, killed in a 1908 crash at Fort Myer, Virginia, the first victim of a powered air accident. [77] 16 June

  6. 33rd Troop Carrier Squadron - Wikipedia

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    The meeting of the air and ground echelons was a never-to-be-forgotten moment. The ground echelon was informed that although an area had been assigned, no camp had been established. The air echelon had slept in the planes, eating cold C-rations or eating occasionally at Camp Arcadia whose small kitchen appeared to be the only one on the island ...

  7. Air Philippines Flight 541 - Wikipedia

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    Air Philippines Flight 541 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Air Philippines from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila to Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City. On April 19, 2000, the Boeing 737 -2H4 crashed in Samal, Davao del Norte while on approach to the airport, killing all 124 passengers and 7 crew members.

  8. List of Philippine Airlines accidents and incidents - Wikipedia

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    A Boeing 777-300ER, registration number RP-C7775, operating as Philippine Airlines flight PR 113, was a scheduled 15-hour non-stop flight from Los Angeles to Manila, Philippines. The flight just took off at 11:45 am local time from Los Angeles International Airport , when almost instantly a series of loud, gunshot-like bangs filled the cabin on ...

  9. 21st Special Operations Squadron - Wikipedia

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    A United States Air Force flight crew used the maiden voyage of one of its MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopters 12 March to deliver desperately needed clothing to flood victims in Mozambique. The 21st transported more than 4,700 pounds of donated clothing from the Mozambique town of Palmeira to Xai-Xai , a city still half-submerged by floodwaters.