What the records say
- When
- 17 Mar 1957
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 10.45° N, 123.81° E
- Description
- Aircraft accident in the Philippines, killing 25
- Injured
- 1
1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash
Aircraft accident in the Philippines
On March 17, 1957, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft crashed on the slopes of Mount Manunggal on the island of Cebu, Philippines, killing 25 of the aircraft's 26 occupants, including the incumbent president of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay. Several high-ranking Philippine government officials, military officials, and journalists were also among the dead.
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