Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 25 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KG462
Location: near Imphal –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Dakota transport aircraftDakota transport aircraft
Category: Accident
A series of Dakota transport aircraft crashed while flying supplies from Imphal to Sapam. Two of these were claimed to have been shot down by Japanese ace H. Takiguchi.A series of Dakota transport aircraft crashed while flying supplies from Imphal to Sapam. Two of these were claimed to have been shot down by Japanese ace H. Takiguchi.
Description
Three Dakota transport aircraft crashed while flying supplies from Imphal to Sapam: FD952, FL602, and KG462. Two of these were claimed to have been shot down by Japanese ace H. Takiguchi.
Source of Information
http://www.j-aircraft.com/faq/Army_Pilots.htmhttp://www.j-aircraft.com/faq/Army_Pilots.htmPrimary Cause
Japanese ace H. Takiguchi’s shooting down of the Dakota aircraft.Japanese ace H. Takiguchi’s shooting down of the Dakota aircraft.Share on:
