Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 22 May 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-16356
Location: Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed while en route to Yunnanyi, China. Three crew members, BERT F. HUGESWarren W. J ACOBS LEX C. CROCKER, have been identified as deceased. The cause of the crash is currently unknown.A commercial aircraft crashed while en route to Yunnanyi, China. Three crew members, BERT F. HUGESWarren W. J ACOBS LEX C. CROCKER, have been identified as deceased. The cause of the crash is currently unknown.
Description
Crashed while en route to Yunnanyi, China. Details unknown. Three crew members identified by date of death: BERT? F?HUGHES WARREN? W?JACOBS LEX C. CROCKER
Source of Information
https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=21697, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlhttps://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=21697, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlPrimary Cause
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