ASN Aircraft accident Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) KG439 Purley, Surrey
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Date:Friday 19 October 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Operator:Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registration: KG439
MSN: 12474
First flight: 1944
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Purley, Surrey (   United Kingdom)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:London-Croydon Airport (-/-), United Kingdom
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Dakota lost power after takeoff because the wrong fuel tanks were selected. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into the front yard of a house on Mitchley Avenue.

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley


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