Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 8

Aircraft Trouble At

p. 56 · Read in the full issue

Page 5656

Madang

Prom Our Own Correspondent

Madang, Feb. 10.

A MANDATED Airlines DC3 air craft crashed on landing here to-day while trying to avoid a Qantas DC3 aircraft. No one was injured but the MAL plane was ex tensively damaged.

The Qantas plane had entered the runway as the MAL plane was approaching to land. The pilots of the respective aircraft and the con trol-officer disagreed as to what instructions were given. An inquiry is likely to be held and until officials arrive from Port Moresby the Madang airfield is likely to be closed as the MAL plane is in the middle of the runway.

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