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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:C-47B-35-DK
    Last Military Serial:KN638 RAF
    Construction Number:16577
    Last Civil Registration:5Y-AAF
    Latest Owner or Location:East African Airways Corp.-EAAC

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    Constructed as a C-47B-35-DK by Douglas at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

    New construction number, 33325, assigned to the airframe.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-76993.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KN638.

    To unknown owner with c/r VP-KJU.

    To unknown owner with c/r CR-AGU.

    To unknown owner with c/r VP-KJU.

    By 27 August 1975

    To East African Airways Corp.-EAAC with c/r 5Y-AAF (Douglas C-47B (DC-3), 33325/16577).

    27 August 1975

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were 37,365 hours on the airframe at the time. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed Dar Es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania and was destined for Mtwara Airport (MYW/HTMT), Tanzania. The accident occurred at Mtwara Airport (MYW) (Tanzania) while landing. Narrative: Flight EC087 was scheduled to depart Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and call at Lindi (LDI) and Nachingwea (NCH). Due to the non availability of fuel at Dar es Salaam, the aircraft made an unscheduled stop at Mtwara to refuel with sufficient fuel for the return service EC...

    Written off.


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