ASN Aircraft accident Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) FL555 Chittagong-Patenga Airport (CGP)
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Date:Thursday 27 September 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: FL555
MSN: 11915
First flight: 1943
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Chittagong-Patenga Airport (CGP) (   Bangladesh)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Chittagong-Patenga Airport (CGP/VGEG), Bangladesh
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
An engine caught fire on takeoff. The Dakota belly landed and slid into a ditch were it caught fire.

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher


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