Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 30 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-32869
Location: Chongqing –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Cessna aircraftCessna aircraft
Category: Accident
A Cessna aircraft crashed near Liangshan Airfield. The pilot was Robert T. Wilson, who is not a fatality. Records indicate that a USAF serviceman, Lieutenant Guthrie b. Miller, was the only fatality in China on this date.A Cessna aircraft crashed near Liangshan Airfield. The pilot was Robert T. Wilson, who is not a fatality. Records indicate that a USAF serviceman, Lieutenant Guthrie b. Miller, was the only fatality in China on this date.
Description
Crashed near Liangshan Airfield. Pilot: Robert T. Wilson (not a fatality) According to the records, the only USAAF serviceman who died in China on this date was a lieutenant named Guthrie b. Miller. Perhaps Miller was killed in this crash.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlPrimary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or malfunction.Possible mechanical failure or malfunction.Share on:
