Accident Douglas C-47B Dakota 4FP (DC-3) KN278, Wednesday 10 July 1963
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Date:Wednesday 10 July 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B Dakota 4FP (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registration: KN278
MSN: 27214/15769
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Pierce Lake, SK -   Canada
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into a lake.

Sources:

The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
The Leader-Post 11 July 1963, p30

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