Accident Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) 42-93802,
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Date:Saturday 12 July 1947
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-93802
MSN: 13754
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Oberröblingen -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crash-landed after the right-hand engine caught fire. Three crew and one passenger of the 14 occupants bailed out. None of the remaining ten was injured.
The airplane was based at Berlin-Tempelhof.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
The Straits Times 15 July 1947, p2

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