ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) 42-72370 Kunyang
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Date:Wednesday 4 July 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-72370
MSN: 10475
First flight: 1944
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Missing
Aircraft fate: Presumed damaged beyond repair
Location:near Kunyang (   China)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Barrackpore Air Base (VEBR), India
Destination airport:Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China
Narrative:
The C-54, assigned to 10th Air Force, 1345th AAF Base Unit, Kurmitola, departed the airfield at Barrackpore, India, on a cargo mission to Kunming, China. Last contact was when it was over Kunyang, China, at about 1346 Zulu.
At least five crew members killed.

Sources:
» usaafdata.com
» MACR
» miac47burmawwii.org
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)


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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 Barrackpore Air Base to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 1473 km (921 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.
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