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Foreign News
September 22, 1947
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
A U.S. Army transport plane with 28 aboard was abandoned over northern Luzon due to thunderstorms; wreckage located 160 miles northeast of Manila, with possible sighting of parachuted personnel 60 miles north.
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Search For Passengers From
Abandoned Plane
MANILA, (AP)-A mass aerial
search brought reports Saturday of
the "possible sighting" in favor-
able terrain of some of 28 passen-
gers
and crewmen who para-
chuted into midnight darkness
from a lost U. S. army transport
plane over northern Luzon.
The U. S. 13th air force,
to
which the abandoned two-engine
craft was attached, said its wreck-
age was
definitely
located
160
miles northeast of Manila,
and
that search
pilots
also
radioed
word of the "possible sighting" of
personnel 60 miles farther north.
Names of the 28 aboard
the
missing transport were not
an-
nounced.
The last message from the pilot
was received at 20 minutes past
midnight. Clark Field
reported.
He said he had already
ordered
the passengers to jump and was
then abandoning ship himself.
He had radioed earlier that he
was flying on instruments and un-
certain of his position, due to sev-
eral thunderstorms and generally
bad flying conditions.
Abandoned Plane
MANILA, (AP)-A mass aerial
search brought reports Saturday of
the "possible sighting" in favor-
able terrain of some of 28 passen-
gers
and crewmen who para-
chuted into midnight darkness
from a lost U. S. army transport
plane over northern Luzon.
The U. S. 13th air force,
to
which the abandoned two-engine
craft was attached, said its wreck-
age was
definitely
located
160
miles northeast of Manila,
and
that search
pilots
also
radioed
word of the "possible sighting" of
personnel 60 miles farther north.
Names of the 28 aboard
the
missing transport were not
an-
nounced.
The last message from the pilot
was received at 20 minutes past
midnight. Clark Field
reported.
He said he had already
ordered
the passengers to jump and was
then abandoning ship himself.
He had radioed earlier that he
was flying on instruments and un-
certain of his position, due to sev-
eral thunderstorms and generally
bad flying conditions.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Plane Abandonment
Luzon Search
Us Army Transport
Parachute Survivors
Thunderstorms
Where did it happen?
Northern Luzon
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Northern Luzon
Event Date
Saturday
Outcome
wreckage located 160 miles northeast of manila; possible sighting of personnel 60 miles farther north.
Event Details
A U.S. Army two-engine transport plane was lost over northern Luzon due to thunderstorms and bad weather. The pilot ordered 28 passengers and crew to parachute at midnight and abandoned the craft himself. A mass aerial search reported possible sighting of some in favorable terrain.