1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash
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On March 17, 1957, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft crashed on the slopes of Mount Manunggal on the island of Cebu, Philippines, killing 25 of the aircraft's 26 occupants, including the incu
Wreckage at the crash site on Mount Manunggal, Cebu
2100925, the aircraft involved in the accident
Ramon Magsaysay
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Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. was a Filipino politician and military officer who was the seventh president of the Philippines, serving from 1953 until his death in 1957. An automobile mechanic by pro
1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash
…Mount Manunggal on the island of Cebu, Philippines, killing 25 of the aircraft's 26 occupants, including the incumbent president of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay. Several high-ranking Philippine government officials, military officials, and journalists were also among the dead. The sole survivor was a reporter…
Official portrait, 1954
Magsaysay in his teenage years
Theatrical poster of the 1961 film The Moises Padilla Story that narrates the 1951 event.
Official Malacañang portrait of Ramon Magsaysay by Antonio Garcia Llamas