Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: South African Air Force – SAAF
Registration Number: KG471
Location: 1,2 km ENE of Delabole, Cornwall –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Douglas Dakota III KG471 aircraftDouglas Dakota III KG471 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Douglas Dakota III KG471 aircraft, belonging to 28 Squadron South African Air Force, landed at Delabole due to fuel exhaustion, diverting to RAF St Mawgan due to adverse weather conditions.A Douglas Dakota III KG471 aircraft, belonging to 28 Squadron South African Air Force, landed at Delabole due to fuel exhaustion, diverting to RAF St Mawgan due to adverse weather conditions.
Description
A Douglas Dakota III KG471 of 28 Squadron South African Air Force from Paris, France force-landed near Delabole as a result of fuel exhaustion. It was diverting to RAF St Mawgan because of bad weather.
Source of Information
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