ASN Aircraft accident Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) KN649 Dishforth RAF Station
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Date:Tuesday 27 August 1957
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: KN649
MSN: 33341/16593
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:9 km (5.6 mls) S of Dishforth RAF Station (   United Kingdom)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Dishforth RAF Station (EGXD), United Kingdom
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
A serious engine fire caused the engine to fall off the wing of the Dakota. The airplane crashed and burst into flames.
Captain was Flight Lieutenant GAJ Wood, DFC.

Classification:
Engine fire
Engine separation
Loss of control

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


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