Date: | Tuesday 6 April 1948 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | KN416 |
MSN: | 32841/16093 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | OT |
Location: | Oakington RAF Station -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:RAF Dakota KN382 was parked at Oakington RAF Station when its brakes failed. It started to roll and ran into another Dakota, KN416. Both aircraft were damaged beyond repair as a result.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
Images:
photo (c) Stephen Hale; Oakington RAF Station; 06 April 1948
photo (c) Stephen Hale; Oakington RAF Station; 06 April 1948
photo (c) Stephen Hale; Oakington RAF Station; 06 April 1948
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