1947 Croydon Dakota accident

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Maiva Corporation Limited, Airport House,, Purley Way, Croydon CR0 0XZ, United Kingdom

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N51° 21' 10.8" W0° 7' 1.2"   (51.353, -0.117) Start navigation »

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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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