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| Date: | Tuesday 29 January 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN496 |
| MSN: | 33019/16271 |
| 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: | Takoradi Airport (TKD) -
 Ghana
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Takoradi Airport (TKD/DGTK) |
The Dakota was approaching Takoradi in poor visibility when it hit a hut. The undercarriage was damaged and subsequently collapsed on landing.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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