Croydon Dakota accident

12Fatalities

11Survivors

23On board

Accident details

Date: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Location: Xxxxxxx
Country: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Operator: XX-XXXX
Aircraft: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx
Registration: Xxxxxxxxx
From: 000
Stopover: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
To: Xxxxxxx
Passengers: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Crew: XX-XXXX
Injuries: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx
Summary: Xxxxxxxxx

What happened

In the 1947 Croydon Dakota accident, a Spencer Airways Douglas C-47A fails to get airborne at Croydon Airport, United Kingdom, and crashes into a parked ČSA aircraft; 12 of the 22 on board are killed.

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