Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 01 OKT 1945 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota C.4 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registratie: | KN594 |
| Constructienummer: | 16485/33233 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN) (Myanmar) |
| Fase: | Start (TOF) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY), Myanmar |
| ? |
One of the engines failed on takeoff. The Dakota could not maintain altitude and descended until it contacted the runway, sliding into a ditch.
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» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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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.
