Crash Memorial Dakota VT-CLA
The Dakota VT-CLA was shot down by two Dutch Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks on 29 July 1947. It was carrying medical supplies to the Indonesian government in Yogyakarta. Eight people were killed.
A replica of the Dakota tail piece is incorporated into the memorial site.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
Nearby
Museum
- Museum General Sudirman - Yogyakarta
- Dharma Wiratama Museum - Yogyakarta
- Indonesian Air Force Museum - Yogyakarta
Point of interest
- Fort Vredeburg - Yogyakarta
- Panti Rapih Hospital - Yogyakarta
- Adisucipto International Airport - Yogyakarta
Monument
- Memorial Indonesian Freedom Fighters - Yogyakarta
- Memorial 1 March General Attack - Yogyakarta
- Demarcation Line 29 June 1949 - Yogyakarta
Cemetery
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