Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KG592
Location: North Sea –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Tail wheelTail wheel
Category: Accident
A Dakota KG592, a 48 Sqn RAF aircraft, was reported missing on transportation duties on September 18, 1944. The aircraft was last located at B-58 landing ground in Belgium, with a damaged tail wheel. The aircraft departed B-58 without any communication and subsequently disappeared, suggesting an accident occurred during the return flight.A Dakota KG592, a 48 Sqn RAF aircraft, was reported missing on transportation duties on September 18, 1944. The aircraft was last located at B-58 landing ground in Belgium, with a damaged tail wheel. The aircraft departed B-58 without any communication and subsequently disappeared, suggesting an accident occurred during the return flight.
Description
Dakota KG592 of 48 Sqn RAF and its crew were reported missing on transportation duties. The aircraft was last reported by Hdqrts 46 Group to be at No. B-58 landing ground (Melsbroek) in Belgium on 18 September 1944, with a damaged tail wheel. It is assumed that the aircraft took off again from B-58 without booking or warning the responsible authorities, and that some kind of accident occurred on the return flight. No messages were received from the aircraft.
Primary Cause
Tail wheel damage during flight.Tail wheel damage during flight.Share on:
