Incident Overview
Date: Friday 1 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15802
Location: within Myanmar –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: C-47A aircraftC-47A aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, and operating from Dinjan airfield in Burma, failed to return after a food supply drop mission. The aircraft was last contacted via radio at 30 minutes from Dinjan airfield, and extensive search efforts have not yielded a location.A C-47 aircraft, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, and operating from Dinjan airfield in Burma, failed to return after a food supply drop mission. The aircraft was last contacted via radio at 30 minutes from Dinjan airfield, and extensive search efforts have not yielded a location.
Description
The C-47, assigned to 10th Air Force, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, 11th Combat Cargo Squadron, departed the airfield at Dinjan, India, on a food supply drop mission in Burma, to return to Dinjan airfield. It was last contacted by radio 30 minutes from Dinjan airfield. Extensive search failed to locate the C-47A.
Source of Information
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