Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 6 June 1943 |
Type: | Douglas DC-3-196A |
Operator: | Hamiata |
Registration: | URSS-N |
MSN: | 2033 |
First flight: | 1938 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | between Tihwa (Urumqi) and Hami ( China)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | Urumqi Airport (URC/ZWWW), China |
Destination airport: | Hami Airport (HMI/ZWHM), China |
Narrative:Crashed in the desert between Tihwa (Urumqi) and Hami (Xinjiang) killing all crew and passengers
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Douglas DC-3, C-47 "Skytrain" and variants in Eastern European service
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Urumqi Airport to Hami Airport as the crow flies is 511 km (319 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.