Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 14 March 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KJ965
Location: Mawnubyin –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and potentially engine components.Aircraft structure and potentially engine components.
Category: Accident
A RAF Beaufighter struck a commercial aircraft, causing significant damage beyond repair, resulting in a tragic incident in Myanmar.A RAF Beaufighter struck a commercial aircraft, causing significant damage beyond repair, resulting in a tragic incident in Myanmar.
Description
Damaged beyond repair when hit by RAF Beaufighter KW404 at Mawnubyin, Myanmar.
Primary Cause
RAF Beaufighter collision.RAF Beaufighter collision.Share on:
