Short SA.6 Sealand crash, Apr 28, 1955 (1 killed), Baliem...

Short SA.6 Sealand accident on April 28, 1955 near Baliem Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 1 fatality.

A Short Sealand departed Sentani on a VFR cargo flight to the Baliem River, carrying furniture, food and aluminum sheets. It failed to report its next position and was missing for about a month before it was found on a mountain. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed.

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