Last updated: 21 April 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 March 1944 |
| Time: | 10:49 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Lodestar IA |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | HK980 |
| Msn: | 18-2024 |
| First flight: | 1940 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bilbeis RAF Station ( Egypt)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bilbeis RAF Station, Egypt |
| ? |
Did not gain height on takeoff. The airplane ran across a ditch causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J MarsonPhotos
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.
