Date:	Saturday 3 November 1945
Time:	02:00
Type:	Douglas C-54G-5-DO (DC-4)
Owner/operator:	United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration:	45-528
MSN:	35981
Year of manufacture:	1945
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Chukha -   Bhutan
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Chabua Airfield (VECA)
Destination airport:	Karachi (unknown airport)

Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain at an elevation of 8000 feet. The pilot decided to take the direct route to Karachi instead of the designated airway.

USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999

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