Incident Overview
Date: Monday 15 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-30593
Location: China? –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Aircraft missing
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-87 transport aircraftC-87 transport aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-87 transport aircraft carrying four crew members disappeared without a trace near the Hump. The four crew members were presumed dead, including Anderson, Clarence I, Radio Operator, WA Christian, Carl F, Co-Pilot, OH Di Paola, Frank B, and CT McDowell, James D, Pilot, and IN.A C-87 transport aircraft carrying four crew members disappeared without a trace near the Hump. The four crew members were presumed dead, including Anderson, Clarence I, Radio Operator, WA Christian, Carl F, Co-Pilot, OH Di Paola, Frank B, and CT McDowell, James D, Pilot, and IN.
Description
C-87 #43-30593 took off from Jorhat, India on a transport mission to Chengtu, China. The aircraft and its crew disappeared without a trace, likely somewhere near the Hump. The four crew members were presumed dead: Anderson, Clarence I ~ Pvt, Radio Operator, WA Christian, Carl F ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OH Di Paola, Frank B ~ Pfc, Crew Chief, CT McDowell, James D ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43989175/frank-b-di_paola, https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=22476http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43989175/frank-b-di_paola, https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=22476Primary Cause
Possible loss of aircraft due to a sudden event near the Hump.Possible loss of aircraft due to a sudden event near the Hump.Share on:
