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| Date: | Tuesday 29 January 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93339 |
| MSN: | 13240 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barrackpore Air Base -
 India
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Barrackpore Air Base (VEBR) |
| Delhi (unknown airport) |
Crashed in an emergency landing shortly after the takeoff. The pilot and a passenger died, the co-pilot survived.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
La Nación (Santiago) 30 January 1946, p8
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