ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) 43-15370 Myitkyina
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Date:Sunday 7 January 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-15370
MSN: 19836
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Missing
Aircraft fate: Presumed damaged beyond repair
Location:near Myitkyina (   Myanmar)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Shinbweyang (VYSB), Myanmar
Destination airport:Myitkyina Airport (MYT/VYMK), Myanmar
Narrative:
The C-47A transport plane departed Shinbweyang, Myanmar on an air supply drop flight. The aircraft went missing while flying at high altitude in icing conditions.
Last radio contact was 25 miles from Myitkina at 25°37'N 97'40°E.

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» MACR


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