Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 27 September 1945 |
Type: | 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)
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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
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USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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.