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Douglas C-47A-60-DL Skytrain (4549)

 

 
Date: 1946

Location: BRU/EBBR (Haren)

Photo: collection Christian Ueten

Description: this airframe wearing the camouflage color scheme of previous operator the U.S.A.A.F was delivered at Brussels on March 7 1946 and was registered to Sabena a few weeks later on March 21.
Date: 09/1946

Location: BRU/EBBR (Haren)

Photo: collection Christian Ueten

Description: it crashed (in these colors) already on September 16 1946. The accident at Haren on take off was due to a loss of airspeed resulting in a half roll and coming down in some hangers killing one (a crew member) of the seven occupants.  

 

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