Date:	Friday 13 July 1945
Time:
Type:	Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	KN457
MSN:	32929/16181
Year of manufacture:	1945
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Akyab -   Myanmar
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Douglas Dakota IV KN457 of 62 Sqn RAF Transport Command departed on a mission to carry out a supply landing at Meiktila. The aircraft was seen in a steep spin at about 4000 feet. The aircraft crashed, killing all aboard.

The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
RAAF fatalities in Second World War among RAAF personnel serving on attachment in Royal Air Force Squadrons and Support Units / by Alan Storr, 2006

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