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2010 Air Service Berlin Douglas C-47 crash

On 19 June 2010, a vintage Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Berlin Schönefeld Airport for a sightseeing flight over Berlin, which was operated by Air Service Berlin, a provider of event flights. There were no fatalities, but 7 of the 28 passengers and crew were injured.

Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Douglas C-47 Skytrain (registered D-CXXX, serial number 16124/32872), a preserved Raisin bomber. It had been built in 1944 and was powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 engines. It had participated in the 1948–49 Berlin Airlift. The importance of the airlift for Berlin led to it being acquired for sightseeing flights in 2000. ==Accident==
Accident
At around 15:00 local time, shortly after take-off from Berlin Schönefeld Airport for a sightseeing flight over the city centre of Berlin, Three crew members and 25 passengers were on board (among them Stefan Kaufmann, a Bundestag member), all of whom were able to leave the aircraft unassisted. Seven people were injured, four of whom were taken to hospital. Schönefeld Airport was closed for fifteen minutes while its emergency services attended the crash scene. ==Aftermath==
Aftermath
The C-47 aircraft suffered substantial damage to its tail and port wing. The damaged port wing was later salvaged and sold as limited edition Aviationtags. ==References==
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