Narrative:
Flew into a hill near Vitrolles, Marseilles, France.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 19 April 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN332 |
| MSN: | 32641/15893 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Vitrolles ( France)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport (ALG/DAAG), Algeria |
| Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS/LFML), France |
Flew into a hill near Vitrolles, Marseilles, France.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» The Dakota Association of South Africa
» France-Crashes 39-45
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Map
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 Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport to Marseille-Marignane Airport as the crow flies is 764 km (477 miles).
Distance from Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport to Marseille-Marignane Airport as the crow flies is 764 km (477 miles).
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