Accident Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) KN236,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337177
 

Date:Thursday 17 October 1946
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: KN236
MSN: 27104/15659
Year of manufacture:1945
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:61 km N of Chitral -   Pakistan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
While circling in a valley, the Dakota C.4 flew into mountains at 12,000 feet.

Sources:

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
The Indian Express 21 October 1946, p3

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