Narrative:
Crashed because the airplane was overloaded.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 23 October 1941 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2-112 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | DG471 |
| MSN: | 1244 |
| First flight: | 1934 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Karachi-Drigh Road RAF Station ( Pakistan)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Karachi-Drigh Road RAF Station (OPSF), Pakistan |
| Habbaniya RAF Station, Iraq |
Crashed because the airplane was overloaded.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» www.rafcommands.com message board
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Karachi-Drigh Road RAF Station to Habbaniya RAF Station as the crow flies is 2453 km (1533 miles).
Distance from Karachi-Drigh Road RAF Station to Habbaniya RAF Station as the crow flies is 2453 km (1533 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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