ASN Aircraft accident Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) KN282 Waterbeach RAF Station
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Status:
Date:Tuesday 4 October 1949
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: KN282
MSN: 27220/15775
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Waterbeach RAF Station (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
While in a hangar the sound proofing of the aircraft caught fire.

This aircraft brought members of the Dutch Royal family back to the Netherlands on 2 augustus 1945, after having lived overseas during World War II.

Classification:
Hangar / ground fire
Damaged on the ground

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley


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