Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 5 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15821
Location: Yingjiang County, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft, likely a twin-engine aircraft, crashed approximately 10 km West of Zhinaxiang, a small town in Xinjiang, China. The incident involved five crew members, including pilot E. Thompson.A small aircraft, likely a twin-engine aircraft, crashed approximately 10 km West of Zhinaxiang, a small town in Xinjiang, China. The incident involved five crew members, including pilot E. Thompson.
Description
Crashed approximately 10 km W of the small town Zhinaxiang (renamed Jienaxiang in 2024). Crew: Wirt E. THOMPSON, et al.
Source of Information
https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/43-15821.html, https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=55193, https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_25989262https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/43-15821.html, https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=55193, https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_25989262Primary Cause
Mechanical failure ? likely a loss of control during takeoff or landing.Mechanical failure ? likely a loss of control during takeoff or landing.Share on:
