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July 13, 1960
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Northwest Orient Airlines DC-7 with 51 passengers and 7 crew ditched in the sea off northern Philippines after reporting propeller trouble and engine fire en route from Okinawa to Manila; rescue operations underway.
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Northwest Airlines DC7
With 51 Passengers
Ditches Off Philippines
MANILA, (AP) Northwest Orient Airlines says all available air and sea rescue agencies are searching for one of their planes, a DC7 reported down in the sea off the northern Philippines.
The plane had reported first propeller trouble, then an engine fire as it neared the Philippines in a flight from Okinawa to Manila. It carried 51 passengers and a crew of 7.
With 51 Passengers
Ditches Off Philippines
MANILA, (AP) Northwest Orient Airlines says all available air and sea rescue agencies are searching for one of their planes, a DC7 reported down in the sea off the northern Philippines.
The plane had reported first propeller trouble, then an engine fire as it neared the Philippines in a flight from Okinawa to Manila. It carried 51 passengers and a crew of 7.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Plane Ditching
Engine Fire
Philippines Crash
Rescue Search
Northwest Airlines
Where did it happen?
Off The Northern Philippines
Story Details
Location
Off The Northern Philippines
Story Details
Northwest Orient Airlines DC-7 en route from Okinawa to Manila with 51 passengers and 7 crew reported propeller trouble and engine fire, then ditched in the sea; air and sea rescue agencies searching.