Iwakuni, Japan. C. 1954. An RAAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft severely damaged after a ...

Accession Number P02948.066
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Japan: Iwakuni
Date made c 1954
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
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Description

Iwakuni, Japan. C. 1954. An RAAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft severely damaged after a ditching at sea after its port-side engine caught fire and fell off during an engineering test flight. All of the crew were saved and the aircraft recovered from the sea.

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