Status: | |
Datum: | woensdag 12 november 1952 |
Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registratie: | KN438 |
Constructienummer: | 32868/16120 |
Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 20 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | nabij Merowe ( Soedan)
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Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
Soort vlucht: | Militair |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | ? |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | ? |
Beschrijving:An oil leakage caused the failure of the no. 2 engine. A forced landing was carried out on a disused airstrip.
Bronnen:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
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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.