Date:	Tuesday 15 January 1946
Time:	18:25
Type:	Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	KN557
MSN:	33171/16423
Year of manufacture:	1945
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 27
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	8 km S of Marseille -   France
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The Douglas C-47 flew off course until it crashed into a hill in poor weather. There were two survivors.

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
RAFcommands.com Forum Thread: accident of Dakota IV KN557, 15th January 1946

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