Accident Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) KN430,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337250
 

Date:Thursday 1 August 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: KN430
MSN: 32859/16111
Year of manufacture:1945
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG) -   Hong Kong
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Directional control was lost on departure when an engine failed. The Dakota ran into a parked Dakota and Sunderland.

Sources:

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

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