Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FZ685
Location: Rheine-Advanced Landing Ground B-108 (ZPQ) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Port EnginePort Engine
Category: Accident
A port engine failure resulted in a catastrophic landing, with the aircraft running into a bomb crater and sustaining severe damage. The crew survived without injury.A port engine failure resulted in a catastrophic landing, with the aircraft running into a bomb crater and sustaining severe damage. The crew survived without injury.
Description
The port engine failed but the aircraft overshot a single engined landing, ran into a bomb crater and was badly damaged. Its crew survived without injury.
Source of Information
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11306-Dakota-FZ685http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11306-Dakota-FZ685Primary Cause
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