Narrative:
RAF Dakota KN382 was parked at Oakington RAF Station when its brakes failed. It started to roll and ran into another Dakota, KN416. Both aircraft were damaged beyond repair as a result.
accident date: 06-04-1948
type: Douglas Dakota C.4
registration: KN416
accident date: 06-04-1948
type: Douglas Dakota C.4
registration: KN416
accident date: 06-04-1948
type: Douglas Dakota C.4
registration: KN416
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 6 April 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN416 |
| MSN: | 32841/16093 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Oakington RAF Station ( United Kingdom)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
RAF Dakota KN382 was parked at Oakington RAF Station when its brakes failed. It started to roll and ran into another Dakota, KN416. Both aircraft were damaged beyond repair as a result.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. HalleyPhotos
accident date: 06-04-1948
type: Douglas Dakota C.4
registration: KN416
accident date: 06-04-1948
type: Douglas Dakota C.4
registration: KN416
accident date: 06-04-1948
type: Douglas Dakota C.4
registration: KN416
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