| Date: | Sunday 14 August 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) |
| Registration: | 6063 |
| MSN: | 13737 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ankara -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ankara-Etimesgut Airport (ANK/LTAD) |
| Izmir Airport |
Crashed shortly after takeoff due to engine failure. Three Turkish crew and four RAF personnel (attaché Gilbert Bartholomew, 45) died. Coded E-063.
Sources:
Toledo Blade 15 August 1949, p6
tayyareci.com
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