Incident Overview
Date: Friday 29 October 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-38702
Location: northern Burma –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A C-47 transport aircraft, 41-38702, carrying a food supply drop mission to Burma, experienced an engine failure near its target, resulting in a crash and fatalities.A C-47 transport aircraft, 41-38702, carrying a food supply drop mission to Burma, experienced an engine failure near its target, resulting in a crash and fatalities.
Description
The C-47, 41-38702, assigned to 10th Air Force, 1st Troop Transport Group, 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron, departed Dinjan, India, on a food supply drop mission in Burma. Close to target no.3 an engine failed. The pilot banked left sharply left and the wing contacted trees. The aircraft crashed and burst into flames. All aboard were killed.
Source of Information
https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/41-38702.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttps://www.miac47burmawwii.org/41-38702.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
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