Narrative:
Flew into high ground near Meeks Field, Iceland while descending in cloud during a Radio Range approach.
Conflicting reports suggests two or three crew members were killed.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 5 March 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KG396 |
| MSN: | 12426 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 19 km (11.9 mls) SSE of Reykjavík/Keflavík-Meeks Field (KEF) ( Iceland)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Keflavík-Meeks Field (KEF/BIKF), Iceland |
Flew into high ground near Meeks Field, Iceland while descending in cloud during a Radio Range approach.
Conflicting reports suggests two or three crew members were killed.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» rafcommands.com
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