Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 23 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15381
Location: near Yankai –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: C-47A aircraftC-47A aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47A transport aircraft, registration 43-15381, crashed into mountainous terrain near Yankai, Yunan Province, China, en route to Kunming. The aircraft was lost during a combat cargo mission due to adverse weather conditions.A C-47A transport aircraft, registration 43-15381, crashed into mountainous terrain near Yankai, Yunan Province, China, en route to Kunming. The aircraft was lost during a combat cargo mission due to adverse weather conditions.
Description
The C-47A, 43-15381, assigned to 14thAir Force, 14th Transport Squadron, departed the airfield at Cho Lum Pao, China, on a combat cargo mission to Kunming, China. The aircraft crashed into mountains in bad weather in northeast Yunan Province, near Yankai, China, enroute to Kunming from Peishiyi, China. The wreckage was found by Chinese soldiers who reported all aboard were dead.
Source of Information
https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-6230.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttps://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-6230.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Bad weather conditions, specifically mountainous terrain and inclement weather, likely contributed to the crash.Bad weather conditions, specifically mountainous terrain and inclement weather, likely contributed to the crash.Share on:
