Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 12, 1951, Merowe...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 12, 1951 near Merowe Northern, Sudan with no fatalities. Cause: A hydraulic leak led to the failure...
- Date: November 12, 1951
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Merowe Northern, Sudan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A hydraulic leak led to the failure of the right engine.
A Royal Air Force Dakota C 4 with 20 people on board lost its right engine after a hydraulic leak and diverted to the abandoned Merowe airfield. It crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. All occupants were uninjured.