Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 8 September 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KN593
Location: near Nyaunggonale –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41
Category: Accident
Description
The aircraft was evacuating former prisoners of war of the Japanese. It broke up after entering a developed cu-nim cloud.
Source of Information
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