Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 4 October 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN282
Location: Waterbeach RAF Station –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Other
A fire broke out in a hangar where a Dutch Royal family aircraft was being stored. The aircraft was returning to the Netherlands after serving overseas during World War II.A fire broke out in a hangar where a Dutch Royal family aircraft was being stored. The aircraft was returning to the Netherlands after serving overseas during World War II.
Description
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.
Primary Cause
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