Indian Air Force - Bharatiya Vayu Sena

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Crash in the vicinity of Pune Airport while completing a local training sortie. Three crew members were injured while five others were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Agra: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1955

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Agra-Kheria (Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay)

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Agra - Agra

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Uttar Pradesh

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India

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Asia

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In unknown circumstances, the airplane collided with a second Indian AF C-47 carrying a crew of eight. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed, killing all 19 occupants.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Agra: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1955

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Agra-Kheria (Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay)

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Agra - Agra

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Uttar Pradesh

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India

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In unknown circumstances, the airplane collided with a second Indian AF C-47 carrying a crew of eleven. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed, killing all 19 occupants.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Dibrugarh: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1952

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Crashed near Dibrugarh-Mohanbari Airbase while performing a local training flight. All seven crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Barrackpore

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1952

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HJ880

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Barrackpore - Barrackpore

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While flying in the vicinity of the Barrackpore Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a small lake located about 1,2 km northeast of runway 20 threshold. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft was lost. The crew was engaged in a local training flight in Barrackpore at the time of the accident.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in Lucknow

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1952

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De Havilland DH.104 Dove

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HW516

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Takeoff (climb)

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Lucknow – New Delhi

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04159

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1948

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Shortly after takeoff from Lucknow Airport, while climbing, an engine failed. The crew elected to make an emergency landing in an open field where the airplane came to rest. All eight occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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Engine failure shortly after liftoff.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 near Mersin: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1951

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Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi)

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Luqa – Nicosia

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Mersin

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Turkey

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While on a flight from Luqa to Nicosia, the airplane deviated from the prescribed flight path to the north. While cruising in foggy conditions, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain located in the region of Mersin. Five crew members were killed while two others were injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Wular Lake

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1951

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HJ913

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