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Tafelberg, Suriname

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Captain Atkinson while on a reconnaissance flight over the South of Suriname, had to make a crashlanding on the Tafelberg. Fortunately he was rescued after a few days by a military search and rescue expedition.
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flew into the Tafelberg following an engine failure whilst on a survey flight. The aircraft collided with the mountain in cloud, killing three of the five people on board.
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Tafelberg is located in Suriname
Sipaliwini District, Suriname
Elevation
Coordinates
3°54′30″N 56°10′20″W / 3.90833°N 56.17222°W / 3.90833; -56.17222
Sipaliwini District, Suriname
Parent range
Wilhelmina Mountains
Table Mountain
Suriname
tepui
Tafelberg Nature Reserve
Sipaliwini District
Rudi Kappel Airstrip
Coppename River
Dirk Geijskes
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
US Air Force
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Douglas C-47A
KLM Aerocarto
"Wetenschappelijke verkenningsvluchten boven Suriname 1938-1958"
"To Dr Dirk Cornelis Geijskes on his 65th birthday"
"PH-DAA Accident description"
Google Maps - Tafelberg
Tafelberg expedition
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Suriname
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