Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15395
Location: near Laju –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: C-47A aircraftC-47A aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47A aircraft, assigned to the 443rd Troop Carrier Group, 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron, executed an IFR flight from the 10th Air Force airfield at Dinjan, Assam, India, to Myitkyina, Burma. Last contact was radioed at approximately 11:26 hours Indian Standard Time.A C-47A aircraft, assigned to the 443rd Troop Carrier Group, 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron, executed an IFR flight from the 10th Air Force airfield at Dinjan, Assam, India, to Myitkyina, Burma. Last contact was radioed at approximately 11:26 hours Indian Standard Time.
Description
The C-47A, 43-15395, assigned to the 443rd Troop Carrier Group, 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron, departed the 10th Air Force airfield at Dinjan, Assam, India, on an air supply mission to Myitkyina, Burma. It was an IFR flight. The last contact was by radio at about 11:26 hours Indian Standard Time.
Source of Information
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Possible communication failure or navigational error leading to loss of altitude.Possible communication failure or navigational error leading to loss of altitude.Share on:
