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| Date: | Thursday 17 January 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | FD882 |
| MSN: | 9534 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Butterworth Airport (BWH) -
 Malaysia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Butterworth Airport (BWH/WMKB) |
The tailwheel of the Dakota was not locked as it landed at Butterworth. The airplane lost control on the runway and ran into a ditch, collapsing the main gear.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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