ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) 43-16195 Ledo Airfield
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Date:Saturday 23 June 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-16195
MSN: 20661
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Total:Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:28 km (17.5 mls) SSE of Ledo Airfield (   Myanmar)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Myitkyina North Airfield, Myanmar
Destination airport:Ledo Airfield, India
Narrative:
Crashed in mountainous terrain.

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


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Distance from Myitkyina North Airfield to Ledo Airfield as the crow flies is 267 km (167 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.

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.
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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 1953rd loss
  • 613th fatal accident
  • 9th worst accident (at the time)
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