What the records say
- When
- 25 Jan 1947
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 51.35° N, 0.12° W
- Description
- 1947 aviation accident
1947 Croydon Dakota accident
1947 aviation 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 ČSA Douglas C-47 destroying both aircraft and killing 11 passengers and one crew member.
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