Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 2 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-23520 ?
Location: Digbol Mountain –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: C-47A aircraft (42-23520)C-47A aircraft (42-23520)
Category: Accident
A C-47A aircraft, registration 42-23520, was dispatched on a supply drop combat mission over Burma. It was last radioed with contact at 16:44 hours over Talanga Gao, Burma, and subsequently disappeared. The aircraft was previously reported as an EC-47 in Vietnam.A C-47A aircraft, registration 42-23520, was dispatched on a supply drop combat mission over Burma. It was last radioed with contact at 16:44 hours over Talanga Gao, Burma, and subsequently disappeared. The aircraft was previously reported as an EC-47 in Vietnam.
Description
The C-47A, 42-23520, assigned to 10th Air Force, 443rd Troop Carrier Group, 2nd Troop Carrier Squadron, departed Dinjan, India, on a supply drop combat mission over Burma. It was last contacted by radio at 16:44 hours, over Talanga Gao, Burma, and never returned. The aircraft, 42-23520, is also quoted to have flown as a EC-47 in Vietnam. One of these must be incorrect.
Source of Information
https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-23520.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttps://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-23520.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Possible misidentification of aircraft registration or a navigational error leading to loss of contact.Possible misidentification of aircraft registration or a navigational error leading to loss of contact.Share on:
