Narrative:
The C-47 swung off the runway after the port engine had failed. The airplane caught fire.
» WarbirdsofIndia.com
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 2 September 1946 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | KJ819 |
| MSN: | 25603/14158 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Barrackpore Air Base ( India)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The C-47 swung off the runway after the port engine had failed. The airplane caught fire.
Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher» WarbirdsofIndia.com
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