Accident Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) KN426,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336796
 

Date:Saturday 10 January 1948
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: KN426
MSN: 32854/16106
Year of manufacture:1945
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:40 km NW of Cairo -   Egypt
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
One of the engines suffered an uncontained failure. The engine subsequently fell off the wing and the pilot carried out a belly landing.

Sources:

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

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