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| Date: | Saturday 8 June 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KG747 |
| MSN: | 25291/13846 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,6 km NE of Oni -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN) |
| Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS/DNMM) |
Weather was poor as the airplane flew from Kano to Ikeja in Nigeria. The pilot descended below the clouds but the plane hit trees and crashed.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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