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| Date: | Sunday 16 December 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | FL573 |
| MSN: | 11980 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport (JKT) -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jakarta-Kemayoran Airport (JKT) |
The Dakota was departing from Kemayoran when the pilot lost control on takeoff. The airplane ran into trucks and caught fire. One person on the ground was killed.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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