Accident Douglas DC-2-120 HK867, Sunday 7 September 1941
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Date:Sunday 7 September 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DC-2-120
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: HK867
MSN: 1311
Year of manufacture:1934
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Freetown-Hastings Airport (HGS) -   Sierra Leone
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Freetown-Hastings Airport (HGS/GFHA)
Narrative:
Collided with RAF Hawker Hurricane Z4257 while landing after ferry flight.

Sources:

The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge

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