Thread: de Havilland Dragon Rapide destroyed Jan. 26th, 1942 Penfui, Koepang, Timor
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Old 25th August 2021, 09:53
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Re: de Havilland Dragon Rapide destroyed Jan. 26th, 1942 Penfui, Koepang, Timor
Finally found a passing reference in an NEI newspaper, the Soerabaiasch-Handelsblad of 23 Feb 1942, that a "small airliner was only slightly damaged" in the 26 Jan 1942 attack on the airfield.
Dragon Rapide was then ferried to Andir by (Dutch) pilot Uros de Giaxa-Salvi to Andir, Java, for repairs.

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