Last updated: 26 January 2022
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| Datum: | Montag 4 September 1944 |
| Zeit: | 11:40 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | South African Air Force - SAAF |
| Kennzeichen: | KG471 |
| Werknummer: | 12583 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 4 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 1,2 km (0.8 Meilen) ENE of Delabole, Cornwall ( Großbritannien)
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| Flugphase: | Unbekannt (UNK) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Paris (unknown airport), Frankreich |
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A Douglas Dakota III KG471 of 28 Squadron South African Air Force from Paris, France force-landed near Delabole as a result of fuel exhaustion. It was diverting to RAF St Mawgan because of bad weather.
Informationsquelle:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
» RAF Davidstow Moor 1942-1945
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
