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| Date: | Wednesday 7 January 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN553 |
| MSN: | 33164/16416 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waterbeach RAF Station -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Waterbeach RAF Station |
The Dakota was performing a single engine approach to RAF Waterbeach when it ran past the end of the runway and crossed a road.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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