Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 16 SEP 1945 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-1-DK Dakota C.3 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | FL610 |
| C/n / msn: | 12021 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 96 km (60 mls) SW of Ye, Myanmar [Andaman Sea] (Indian Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The Dakota ditched as a result of fuel starvation in poor weather. The airplane crashed at position 14.44 N, 96.50 E.
Events:
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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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.
