Incident Overview
Date: Monday 7 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-93341
Location: nr Warazup –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A supply drop mission involving three British and four American crew members resulted in a catastrophic accident when the aircraft struck a mountain slope. All three crew members perished.A supply drop mission involving three British and four American crew members resulted in a catastrophic accident when the aircraft struck a mountain slope. All three crew members perished.
Description
Flew into mountainside while on a supply drop mission. All three British and four American crew men were killed.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122568846/arnold-s-ojahttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122568846/arnold-s-ojaPrimary Cause
Mountain slope collisionMountain slope collisionShare on:
