Accident Beechcraft UC-45 Expeditor F-RAEG,
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Date:Tuesday 17 February 1953
Time:c. 21:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft UC-45 Expeditor
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration: F-RAEG
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tegel Airport -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Base Aérienne 165 Berlin-Tegel
Destination airport:Paris via Frankfurt
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircaft crashed in Jungfernheide forest, about 500 meters north of the runway, during attempt to return to the airport after engine failure and burned. Prior to the crash two attempts to takeoff were aborted.

Sources:

Hamburger Abendblatt 18.2.1953, p10
L'Echo d'Oran 18 February 1953
https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-villa-ministeriels

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jul-2012 03:40 TB Added
23-Jan-2014 15:35 Anon. Updated [Registration]
11-Jun-2015 18:23 TB Updated [Time, Operator]
09-Jul-2020 17:37 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
22-Sep-2020 16:48 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
22-Oct-2020 17:54 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Jul-2022 00:02 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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