Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 9 January 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100687
Location: Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A USAAF C-46 and C-47 transport airplane crash resulted in the loss of a pilot, C. B. L. Welsh, in China. The two aircraft were involved in a crash-landing.A USAAF C-46 and C-47 transport airplane crash resulted in the loss of a pilot, C. B. L. Welsh, in China. The two aircraft were involved in a crash-landing.
Description
The aircraft was irreparably damaged in a crash-landing. Note: On this day a USAAF pilot named C. B. L. Welsh was recorded to have lost his life in China. Besides, two USAAF transport airplanes, Curtiss C-46 #42-107304 and Douglas C-47 #42-100687, crashed in China. It was unclear if Welsh’s death was associated with the two accidents.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlPrimary Cause
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