ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47 (DC-3) X-1 Valkenburg Air Base (LID)
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Date:Friday 6 February 1953
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Operator:Koninklijke Luchtmacht - Klu (Royal Netherl. Air Force)
Registration: X-1
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Valkenburg Air Base (LID) (   Netherlands)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Valkenburg Air Base (LID/EHVB), Netherlands
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Douglas C-47 transport plane sustained substantial damage when it crash-landed gear-up shortly after takeoff from Valkenburg Air Base, the Netherlands.
Both propellers separated from the engines with the no. 1 prop penetrating the left hand flight deck.
The airplane probably stalled a result of icing on the wings.

Classification:
Icing
Loss of control

Sources:
» defensie.nl


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