Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FZ644
Location: ca 45 km NE of Imphal –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Douglas Dakota III FZ644 aircraftDouglas Dakota III FZ644 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Douglas Dakota III FZ644 aircraft crashed during a monsoon-affected mission to deliver supplies and maps to army forces. The aircraft was struck by heavy low-lying clouds over a drop zone, resulting in the deaths of all crew members.A Douglas Dakota III FZ644 aircraft crashed during a monsoon-affected mission to deliver supplies and maps to army forces. The aircraft was struck by heavy low-lying clouds over a drop zone, resulting in the deaths of all crew members.
Description
Douglas Dakota III FZ644 was operated on a mission to carry out a supply and map drop for army forces. The aircraft took off at 16:00 hours. The monsoon was very active in the area and when the aircraft arrived over the drop zone, it was covered with thick low lying cloud. The crew stayed in the area until 19:00 hours when they were able to drop the supplies. Although the night was fast approaching they attempted to deliver the maps, and flying over difficult mountainous terrain the aircraft crashed into a hillside and all the crew were killed.
Source of Information
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Heavy low-lying cloud cover and mountainous terrain during a monsoon weather event.Heavy low-lying cloud cover and mountainous terrain during a monsoon weather event.Share on:
