Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 19 September 1945 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | KG538 |
MSN: | 13021 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) ( India)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India |
Narrative:One of the engines caught fire and the crew feathered the propeller. During the attempted landing at Calcutta the Dakota overshot the runway and struck a water tank.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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.