ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338866
| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KJ835 |
| MSN: | 25619/14174 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sileby, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Dakota IV took off for a night cross country exercise in snow and poor visibility. Shortly afterwards the carburettors iced up and control was lost. The aircraft dived into the ground between Barrow on Soar and Sileby and caught fire. The 3 crew were killed.
Sources:
sussexhistoryforum.co.uk
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