Accident Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) FD903, Saturday 25 December 1943
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Date:Saturday 25 December 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: FD903
MSN: 9625
Year of manufacture:1943
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:off Spain -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lyneham RAF Station (LYE/EGDL)
Destination airport:Gibraltar RAF Station (GIB/LXGB)
Narrative:
Lost over sea en route to Gibraltar.

Sources:

The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge

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