Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FL576
Location: within Myanmar –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A missing air-drop supply drop mission to ground troops resulted in the aircraft being lost within Myanmar.A missing air-drop supply drop mission to ground troops resulted in the aircraft being lost within Myanmar.
Description
Missing within Myanmar during an air-drop supply drop mission to ground troops.
Source of Information
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=RAF0236http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=RAF0236Primary Cause
Lack of communication and coordination between the aircraft and ground troops.Lack of communication and coordination between the aircraft and ground troops.Share on:
