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| Date: | Sunday 3 June 1945 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-16148 |
| MSN: | 20614 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bogotá-Techo Airport -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Techo Airport |
| Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC/MPMG) |
Crashed on takeoff. The airplane reached an altitude of about 25 meters before it went down.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
El Tiempo - 4 Jun 1945
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