Carnot Bay DC3 PK-AFV Pelikaan (1942/03/03)
Carnot Bay
Operated by KNILM — the Asian subsidiary of KLM, shot down by Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service fighter aircraft, resulting in the deaths of four passengers and the loss of diamonds worth an estimated A£150,000–300,000
Ship Built
Ship Lost
Grouped Region North-West
When Lost 1942/03/03
Where Lost Carnot Bay
Latitude -17.1156
Longitude 122.25355
Position Information GPS2010
Ship Details
Museum Reference
Unique Number 1618
Protected Not protected
Found Y
Inspected Y
Date Inspected 2009/06/11
Confidential N