26
Mar
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – 42-32839
Crashed-landed near Wuting, China due to fuel exhaustion.
26
Mar
26
Mar
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express – 42-107261
Crashed on takeoff. Pilot J. J. Gildea appeared to have survived (not listed as a casualty).
26
Mar
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – 61
While taking off from Kunming, just as the aircraft passed the end of the runway, the left engine began to clank and vibrated violently...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) – 84
The no. 2 engine lost power and caught fire shortly after takeoff. A belly landing was carried out. Both crew members escaped before fl...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47 (DC-3) – 69
Oil pressure on one engine was lost, soon after takeoff from Kunming, China. The captain feathered the propeller and came around for a ...
26
Mar
Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando – 41-12422
Shortly after takeoff from Kunming airport, while in its initial climb, the Commando exploded and crashed in a field located 6.5 km nor...
26
Mar
Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando – 41-24651
Crashed in Tchiehtu (Chieh-tu) , Yunnan, China after the crew bailed out due to an engine failure (0/3 fatalities). Pilot: William T....
26
Mar
Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando – 41-12418
Curtiss C-46 #41-12418 crashed on approach to Kunming for unknown reason, on a flight from Mohanbari, Assam, India. All three crew memb...
26
Mar
Curtiss C-46A-5-CU Commando – 41-12333
Crashed after engine failure. Pilot: Marion A. QUINA No USAAF serviceman fatality associated with this accident was recorded.