Narrative:
The Dakota C.4 was on a Blind Approach Beam System (BABS) approach during the Berlin Airlift when it crashed in the Soviet zone and caught fire.
» Die Rosinenbomber: Die Berliner Luftbrücke 1948/49, Huschke, Wolfgang J.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 17 November 1948 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KP223 |
| MSN: | 33440/16692 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Berlin-Schöneberg ( Germany)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lübeck-Blankensee RAF Station (LBC/EDHL), Germany |
| Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport (GWW/EDBG), Germany |
The Dakota C.4 was on a Blind Approach Beam System (BABS) approach during the Berlin Airlift when it crashed in the Soviet zone and caught fire.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» Die Rosinenbomber: Die Berliner Luftbrücke 1948/49, Huschke, Wolfgang J.
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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 Lübeck-Blankensee RAF Station to Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport as the crow flies is 217 km (136 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Lübeck-Blankensee RAF Station to Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport as the crow flies is 217 km (136 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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