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| Date: | Tuesday 6 April 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN416 |
| MSN: | 32841/16093 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Oakington RAF Station -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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RAF Dakota KN382 was parked at Oakington RAF Station when its brakes failed. It started to roll and ran into another Dakota, KN416. Both aircraft were damaged beyond repair as a result.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
Images:
photo (c) Stephen Hale; Oakington RAF Station; 06 April 1948
photo (c) Stephen Hale; Oakington RAF Station; 06 April 1948
photo (c) Stephen Hale; Oakington RAF Station; 06 April 1948
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