Narrative:
Crashed on landing.
» Indian Daily Mail 29 September 1947, p2
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 27 September 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Delhi-Palam Air Force Station (DEL) ( India)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Agra-Kheria Air Force Station (AGR/VIAG), India |
| Delhi-Palam Air Force Station (DEL/VIDP), India |
Crashed on landing.
Sources:
» El Litoral 28 September 1947, p1» Indian Daily Mail 29 September 1947, p2
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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 Agra-Kheria Air Force Station to Delhi-Palam Air Force Station as the crow flies is 177 km (111 miles).
Distance from Agra-Kheria Air Force Station to Delhi-Palam Air Force Station as the crow flies is 177 km (111 miles).
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.
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