Train accident Tjikampek Yesterday afternoon, June 23, 1948 the train Batavia-Bandoeng is derailled 3 km east of Tjikampek, due to sabotage. Immediately after the derailment, the train was shot at by a gang equipped with firearms. According to the data known so far, there are some deaths and injuries. The appropriate measures against this operating gang have, of course, been taken. The names of the victims are not yet known, except for Captain B. Wetters, Kite Observer, Ass. -Staff Officer for Aviation at the headquarters of the Date: 24 June 1948 Location: Bandung, Batavia, Cikampek, In


Train accident Tjikampek Yesterday afternoon, June 23, 1948 the train Batavia-Bandoeng is derailled 3 km east of Tjikampek, due to sabotage. Immediately after the derailment, the train was shot at by a gang equipped with firearms. According to the data known so far, there are some deaths and injuries. The appropriate measures against this operating gang have, of course, been taken. The names of the victims are not yet known, except for Captain B. Wetters, Kite Observer, Ass. -Staff Officer for Aviation at the headquarters of the Date: 24 June 1948 Location: Bandung, Batavia, Cikampek, Indonesia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies Keywords: gangs, dead, wounded, captains, derailment, sabotage, victims, trains, firearms Personal name: Military Air Force, wetters b.


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