Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-19468
Location: Lanping County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: C-47 aircraftC-47 aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47 cargo aircraft crashed over the Hump during a cargo flight, resulting in the deaths of all seven passengers. The cause of the incident remains unknown.A C-47 cargo aircraft crashed over the Hump during a cargo flight, resulting in the deaths of all seven passengers. The cause of the incident remains unknown.
Description
The C-47 went down during a cargo flight over the Hump under unknown circumstances. All seven people aboard died.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-c-47-dl-lanping-7-killedhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-c-47-dl-lanping-7-killedPrimary Cause
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