Date:	Tuesday 6 April 1948
Time:
Type:	Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	KN416
MSN:	32841/16093
Year of manufacture:	1945
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	OT
Location:	Oakington RAF Station -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	-
Destination airport:	-

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.

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

photo (c) Stephen Hale; Oakington RAF Station; 06 April 1948

photo (c) Stephen Hale; Oakington RAF Station; 06 April 1948

photo (c) Stephen Hale; Oakington RAF Station; 06 April 1948

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