Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 September 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KK118
Location: near Duyinzeik –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and control surfaces.Aircraft structure and control surfaces.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a cu-nim cloud formation, resulting in a breakup in the air.An aircraft experienced a cu-nim cloud formation, resulting in a breakup in the air.
Description
The aircraft entered a cu-nim cloud and broke up in the air.
Source of Information
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?326-Mystery-crash-S-Burma-6-Sept-1946-(-45-)http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?326-Mystery-crash-S-Burma-6-Sept-1946-(-45-)Primary Cause
Cu-nim cloud formation likely induced turbulence and instability, leading to the breakup.Cu-nim cloud formation likely induced turbulence and instability, leading to the breakup.Share on:
