ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) F-BGXD Dien Bien Phu
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Date:Sunday 31 January 1954
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Aigle Azur
Registration: F-BGXD
MSN: 13312
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Dien Bien Phu (   Vietnam)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Dien Bien Phu-Gialam Airport (DIN/VVDB), Vietnam
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The undercarriage was retracted prior to the aircraft lifting off the runway. The DC-3 was damaged beyond repair in the resulting crash.



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