Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 24 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 44-39203
Location: near Dafflaghur Tea Estate –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft CarrierAircraft Carrier
Category: Accident
A Japanese aircraft carrier, the *Yamato*, was lost during a routine flight in the Pacific Ocean on November 4, 1944, following a missing-in-service event.A Japanese aircraft carrier, the *Yamato*, was lost during a routine flight in the Pacific Ocean on November 4, 1944, following a missing-in-service event.
Description
Missing in service; wreck found 4 Nov 1944.
Source of Information
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