Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 6 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 44-39233
Location: 80 km SE of Jorhat (JRH) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in a rapid and uncontrolled descent. The pilot initiated an emergency landing.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in a rapid and uncontrolled descent. The pilot initiated an emergency landing.
Description
Crashed following engine failure.
Source of Information
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