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| Date: | Saturday 8 October 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN435 |
| MSN: | 32864/16116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP) -
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP/HLLT) |
The RAF Dakota was preparing for takeoff from Castel Benito when engine power was lost. The propeller was feathered but the airplane continued to lose height. A forced landing was carried out during which an undercarriage leg collapsed.
Sources:
BAAA-ACRO
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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