Airplane Crash - Near Cebu, Philippines 03/17/1957
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Cebu, Philippines
| Date | 03/17/1957 |
| Time | 01:30 |
| Location | Near Cebu, Philippines |
| Operator | Military - Philippine Air Force |
| Route | Cebu - Manila |
| Type | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
| Registration | PI-C- |
| Aboard | 25 |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The plane had just taken off from Cebu bound for Manila when it crashed 20 miles NW of the city. President Ramon Magsaysay, 50, of the Philippines died along with twenty-three others when the plane struck Mt. Manunggal. Magsaysay was on a campaigning trip for reelection. Metal fatigue. |
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