Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 July 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-72370
Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province? –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Aircraft missing
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: C-54 aircraftC-54 aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-54 aircraft, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 1345th AAF Base Unit in Kurmitola, India, departed Barrackpore airfield on a cargo mission to Kunming, China. Last contact was established at Kunyang, China, approximately 1346 Zulu hours. The aircraft was very close to its destination when it went missing. Five crew members are presumed dead.A C-54 aircraft, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 1345th AAF Base Unit in Kurmitola, India, departed Barrackpore airfield on a cargo mission to Kunming, China. Last contact was established at Kunyang, China, approximately 1346 Zulu hours. The aircraft was very close to its destination when it went missing. Five crew members are presumed dead.
Description
The C-54, assigned to 10th Air Force, 1345th AAF Base Unit, Kurmitola, departed the airfield at Barrackpore, India, on a cargo mission to Kunming, China. Last contact was when it was over Kunyang, China, at about 1346 Zulu. Note: Kunyang was the name of a neighborhood in Kunming. If correct, the aircraft had been very close to its destination when it went missing. Five crew members were presumed dead.
Source of Information
https://www.etvma.org/veterans/james-w-stooksbury-7295/, https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-72370-b.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttps://www.etvma.org/veterans/james-w-stooksbury-7295/, https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-72370-b.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Possible navigational error or adverse weather conditions.Possible navigational error or adverse weather conditions.Share on:
