Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 30 November 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FZ637
Location: Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER) –
ÿ Portugal
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: BrakesBrakes
Category: Other
A RAF Consolidated Liberator, AM263, struck Lajes, Azores, resulting in significant damage to the aircraft beyond repair.A RAF Consolidated Liberator, AM263, struck Lajes, Azores, resulting in significant damage to the aircraft beyond repair.
Description
Damaged beyond repair at Lajes, Azores when it was struck by an RAF Consolidated Liberator, AM263, that suffered a brake failure.
Source of Information
http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/16347-early-liberator-aircraft-in-raf-service/http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/16347-early-liberator-aircraft-in-raf-service/Primary Cause
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