Date:	Monday 17 December 1945
Time:
Type:	Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	KN444
MSN:	32912/16164
Year of manufacture:	1945
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Coulsdon -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
After takeoff the crew simulated an engine failure on takeoff. One of the propellers was feathered, but the crew failed to raise the undercarriage. The airplane could not maintain altitude and crash-landed. It appeared that the undercarriage locking pins were still in place.

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley

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