Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 December 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15423
Location: between Tachikawa and Okinawa –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-47A transport planeC-47A transport plane
Category: Accident
A C-47A transport plane departed Tachikawa, Japan, on a ferry flight to Okinawa and Manila-Nielson Field. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination and was reported missing. Search efforts were abandoned on December 18, 1945.A C-47A transport plane departed Tachikawa, Japan, on a ferry flight to Okinawa and Manila-Nielson Field. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination and was reported missing. Search efforts were abandoned on December 18, 1945.
Description
The C-47A transport plane departed Tachikawa, Japan at 12:12 on a ferry flight to Okinawa and Manila-Nielson Field. The airplane failed to arrive at the destination and was reported missing. Search efforts were abandoned on 18 December 1945.
Primary Cause
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