Date:	Sunday 7 October 1945
Time:
Type:	Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	KG412
MSN:	12447
Year of manufacture:	1944
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Bardufoss Airport (BDU) -   Norway
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Bardufoss Airport (BDU/ENDU)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The landing gear was retracted prematurely as the Dakota took off from Bardufoss. The airplane sank back and slid off the side of the runway. The airplane was bought by the Royal Norwegian Air Force and used as an instructional airframe.

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley

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