Date:	Tuesday 16 October 1945
Time:
Type:	Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	KN246
MSN:	27116/15671
Year of manufacture:	1945
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN) -   Myanmar
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The Dakota swung on takeoff and ran into some parked Spitfire planes. The Dakota caught fire and the Spitfire PR.11's PA959, PL779 and PL783 were damaged beyond repair.

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley

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