Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 December 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-24272
Location: 24 km NE of Shingbwiyang –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: C-47A aircraftC-47A aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47A aircraft, operating a supply dropping mission, crashed while diving into cloud cover due to an unidentified ship on the river. It collided with a mountain.A C-47A aircraft, operating a supply dropping mission, crashed while diving into cloud cover due to an unidentified ship on the river. It collided with a mountain.
Description
The C-47A operated on a supply dropping mission out of Sookerating, India. It is believed to have dived to cloud cover while approaching an unidentified ship on the river. The airplane then collided with a mountain.
Source of Information
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Unidentified ship presence and cloud cover during approach.Unidentified ship presence and cloud cover during approach.Share on:
