Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 26 May 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KG724
Location: Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN) –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-47 aircraftC-47 aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft experienced catastrophic damage during a taxying maneuver at Yangon-Mingaladon Airport, Myanmar, following a collision with a Spitfire. The impact resulted in significant structural failure.A C-47 aircraft experienced catastrophic damage during a taxying maneuver at Yangon-Mingaladon Airport, Myanmar, following a collision with a Spitfire. The impact resulted in significant structural failure.
Description
The C-47 was damaged beyond repair when it taxied into a waterlogged bomb crater after landing at Yangon-Mingaladon Airport, Myanmar (RGN). The C-47 was subsequently hit by a Spitfire that landed immediately behind it.
Source of Information
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=RAF0410http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=RAF0410Primary Cause
Collision with a Spitfire during taxying.Collision with a Spitfire during taxying.Share on:
