ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336016
| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A65-74 |
| MSN: | 32680/15932 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Su Won (K-13) Air Base (SWU) -
 South Korea
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Su Won (K-13) Air Base (SWU/RKSW) |
Douglas C-47B had just landed at Suwon when it was told to hold position as some P-51 fighters were about to depart. One of the fully armed P-51 fighters did not climb sufficiently after takeoff. The bottom of the plane struck the flight deck of the C-47, causing substantial damage. The P-51 landed safely.
The next day, the aircraft was stripped of all movable parts including engines, radios, etc and then blown up, as Chinese troops were closing in on Suwon.
Sources:
Korea Remembered, Chapter 30
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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