Airplane Crash - Croydon, Surrey, England 01/25/1947
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Croydon, Surrey, England
| Date | 01/25/1947 |
| Location | Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Operator | Spencer Airways / Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie |
| Route | Guangzhou - Chongqing |
| Type | Douglas C-47 / Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration | VP-YFD/OK-WDB |
| Cn/In | 19979 / 9503 |
| Aboard | 23 |
| Fatalities | 12 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Just after becoming airborne, the plane never gained altitude, overran the runway and crashed into a Ceskoslovenske Dakota. Twelve killed on the Spencer Airways none on the Ceskoslovenske. Loss of control by the captain of the Spencer Airways plane, who, when attempting to take-off a heavily loaded aircraft in poor visibility allowed it to become airborne in a semi-stalled condition. |
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