Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 January 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15392
Location: within Sagaing region –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-47A aircraft engineC-47A aircraft engine
Category: Accident
A C-47A aircraft experienced an engine failure due to icing conditions in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations, resulting in a crash.A C-47A aircraft experienced an engine failure due to icing conditions in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations, resulting in a crash.
Description
The crew bailed out after suffering an engine failure due to icing in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations. The C-47A crashed.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Icing conditions in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations.Icing conditions in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations.Share on:
