Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 October 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota C.3 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: KG433
Location: Down Ampney RAF Station –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
A RCAF 436 Squadron aircraft belly-landed after engine failures on October 11, 1945. Four crewmembers, F/L KJ Blevins and F/L WE Hopkins, perished. F/O EH Neufeld and F/O RR Harrison were also lost.A RCAF 436 Squadron aircraft belly-landed after engine failures on October 11, 1945. Four crewmembers, F/L KJ Blevins and F/L WE Hopkins, perished. F/O EH Neufeld and F/O RR Harrison were also lost.
Description
Belly landed after engine problems. Four crewmembers (all RCAF) died: F/L KJ Blevins and F/L WE Hopkins on date of accident (11 Oct 45); F/O EH Neufeld on 12 Oct and F/O RR Harrison on 13 Oct. The aircraft was operated by the RCAF 436 Squadron.
Primary Cause
Engine failureEngine failureShare on:
