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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:DC-3
    Last Civil Registration:XBDYP
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-3 cr XBDYP

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DC-3.
    DOUGLAS DC-3 Unknown

    Circa December 1988


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: XB-DYP - Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3C) - American Air Freight (untitled)at Laredo International Airport (LRD) in Dec. 1988c/n 19.239 - built in 1943 for the USAAFcrashed Jan. 18th., 1989 after take-off from LRD operating for American Air Freight - A possible cargo shift caused the aircraft to enter a stall on climb out following a runway 35L takeoff. The aircraft crashed and caught fire. and lt;a href=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/326388 rel=noreferrer nofollow and gt;asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/326388 and lt;/a and gt;scanned from Kodachrome-slide

    By 18 January 1989

    To unknown owner with c/r XBDYP.

    18 January 1989

    Crashed.
    There were two serious injuries. The accident occurred at the Laredo International Airport (LRD) Laredo, TX, United States while taking off. The airframe was destroyed. The pilot stated that during takeoff from runway 35L, the co-pilot on the flight controls reduced left propeller and right engine power at an altitude of less than 100 feet above ground level...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.
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