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| Date: | Friday 6 January 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47A (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-93509 |
| MSN: | 13429 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ankara -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ankara-Etimesgut Airport (ANK/LTAD) |
The aircraft suffered an engine failure and crashed on takeoff. Three occupants were seriously injured.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
La Nación (Santiago) 7 January 1950, p9
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