ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340342
| Date: | Monday 31 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-23862 |
| MSN: | 648 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lhasa -
 China
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP) |
| Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT) |
Crashed into a glacier near Lhasa in heavy icing and strong winds.
In July 1994, the glacier melted and shifted enough to expose the twisted metal of the aircraft. A search team reached the wreckage at around 14,000 feet.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
togetherweserved.com
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