Status: | |
Date: | Friday 22 August 1947 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) S of Khartoum ( Sudan)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:An RAF Douglas Dakota crashed in the Sudanese desert.
An in-flight emergency likely developed as media reports state that the co-pilot bailed out prior to the crash. The captain was killed.
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L'Écho d'Oran 23 August 1947
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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.