Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 08 JUN 1946 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-30-DK Dakota C.3 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KG747 |
| C/n / msn: | 13846/25291 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) NE of Oni (Nigeria) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN), Nigeria |
| Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS/DNMM), Nigeria |
Weather was poor as the airplane flew from Kano to Ikeja in Nigeria. The pilot descended below the clouds but the plane hit trees and crashed.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kano International Airport to Lagos/Ikeja International Airport as the crow flies is 830 km (518 miles).
Distance from Kano International Airport to Lagos/Ikeja International Airport as the crow flies is 830 km (518 miles).
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.
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Douglas DC-3
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- ca 13.000 built
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