Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 8 November 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15864
Location: Yazagyo –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C47A aircraftC47A aircraft
Category: Accident
A C47A aircraft, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 1st Combat Cargo Group, 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron, departed from Tulihal, India, on an operational mission to Drop Zone YN in Burma and was last reported near Yazagyo, Burma. Subsequently, it crashed near Pazoshan, China.A C47A aircraft, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 1st Combat Cargo Group, 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron, departed from Tulihal, India, on an operational mission to Drop Zone YN in Burma and was last reported near Yazagyo, Burma. Subsequently, it crashed near Pazoshan, China.
Description
A C47A, 43-15864 assigned to 10th Air Force, 1st Combat Cargo Group, 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron, departed the airfield at Tulihal, India, on an operational mission to Drop Zone YN in Burma and was last reported to be near Yazagyo, Burma. Also reported to have crashed near Paoshan, China, but a crash in Burma (Myanmar) seems more plausible.
Source of Information
https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/43-15861-d-43-15864.htmlhttps://www.miac47burmawwii.org/43-15861-d-43-15864.htmlPrimary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or navigational error.Possible mechanical failure or navigational error.Share on:
