Accident Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) 43-16148,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338038
 

Date:Sunday 3 June 1945
Time:10:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-16148
MSN: 20614
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Bogotá-Techo Airport -   Colombia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bogotá-Techo Airport
Destination airport:Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC/MPMG)
Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff. The airplane reached an altitude of about 25 meters before it went down.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
El Tiempo - 4 Jun 1945

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