Date:	Friday 12 January 1945
Time:
Type:	Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	KJ857
MSN:	25796/14351
Year of manufacture:	1944
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	UI
Location:	near Schwebo -   Myanmar
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The Dakota was attacked by Japanese Nakajima Ki-43 fighters near Schwebo, Myanmar. A fire started in the fuselage and the left engine burst into flames. The pilot crash-landed in a clearing.
The wireless operator died on the 13th of shrapnel and bullet wounds.

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