Accident Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) KG553,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339533
 

Date:Tuesday 12 September 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: KG553
MSN: 13036
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:1,6 km NE of Imphal Airport (IMF) -   India
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF/VEIM)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Flew into trees near Imphal after both engines failed following takeoff.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge

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