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| Date: | Monday 28 August 1944 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Lodestar II (C-60) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | EW983 |
| MSN: | 18-2138 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Thomas Mount (Madras) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Madras Airport (MAA/VOMM) |
A lack of power on engine no. 2 caused the plane to swing to the right. The pilot overcorrected to the left, causing the aircraft to run towards buildings. The pilot retracted the undercarriage to avoid a collision.
Sources:
The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
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