1947 Croydon Dakota accident
The 1947 Croydon Dakota accident occurred on 25 January 1947 when a Spencer Airways Douglas C-47A Skytrain (Dakota) failed to get airborne from Croydon Airport near London, and crashed into a parked and empty CSA Douglas C-47 destroying both aircraft and killing 11 passengers and one crew member.
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1947 Croydon Dakota accident
The 1947 Croydon Dakota accident occurred on 25 January 1947 when a Spencer Airways Douglas C-47A Skytrain (Dakota) failed to get airborne from Croydon Airport near London, and crashed into a parked and empty CSA Douglas C-47 destroying both aircraft and killing 11 passengers and one crew member.
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A C-47A similar to the accident aircraft
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Spencer Airways
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VP-YFD.ref|Some reports show that aircraft was painted as VP-YFE|group=Note
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The 1947 Croydon Dakota accide ...... assengers and one crew member.
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1947 Croydon Dakota accident
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