Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 October 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-1007f04
Location: near Ledo –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: C-47A aircraftC-47A aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47A aircraft, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 443rd Troop Carrier Group, and operating as part of a routine flight, departed Ledo, India, and contacted with a request to lead to Myitkyina, Burma, which was recently retaken by allied forces. Last contact was via radio.A C-47A aircraft, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 443rd Troop Carrier Group, and operating as part of a routine flight, departed Ledo, India, and contacted with a request to lead to Myitkyina, Burma, which was recently retaken by allied forces. Last contact was via radio.
Description
The C-47A, 42-100704, assigned to 10th Air Force, 443rd Troop Carrier Group, 315th Troop Carrier Squadron, departed Ledo, India, headed to Myitkyina, Burma which had been retaken by allied forces on a routine operational flight. Last contact was by radio when the crew requested a bearing to Ledo.
Source of Information
https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-100704.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttps://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-100704.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Routine flight operation and request for navigational guidance.Routine flight operation and request for navigational guidance.Share on:
