Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 25 March 1944 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | FZ592 |
MSN: | 12147 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | Blunsdon, Wiltshire ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A mid-air collision occurred between two RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft. FL641 (c/n 12069) crashed Blunsdon, Wiltshire, U.K, killing all five on board. FZ592 (c/n 12147) landed safely.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.