Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 October 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-18546
Location: near Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft crashed in flames during a climbing expedition near Kunming, resulting in the deaths of all three crew members. Initially reported as a missing aircraft, the wreckage was later located near Kunming, where the bodies of the deceased were recovered.A twin-engine aircraft crashed in flames during a climbing expedition near Kunming, resulting in the deaths of all three crew members. Initially reported as a missing aircraft, the wreckage was later located near Kunming, where the bodies of the deceased were recovered.
Description
While climbing, their aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames. All three crew members were killed. Initially the aircraft was deemed “Missing,” but it was later found to have come down near Kunming, where the bodies of the crew members were retrieved.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=22293, https://www.honorstates.org/profiles/589536/http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=22293, https://www.honorstates.org/profiles/589536/Primary Cause
Aircraft malfunction leading to uncontrolled flight and subsequent crash.Aircraft malfunction leading to uncontrolled flight and subsequent crash.Share on:
