Narrative:
Missing between Mohanbari to Kunming. Last radio contact was at 14:18 IST when the flight was in the vicinity of Sookerating, India. The crew asked for weather information of Yunnanyi, China.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 13 July 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-18518 |
| MSN: | 4610 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Mohanbari and Kunming ( Unknown country)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mohanbari Air Base (MOH/VEMN), India |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
Missing between Mohanbari to Kunming. Last radio contact was at 14:18 IST when the flight was in the vicinity of Sookerating, India. The crew asked for weather information of Yunnanyi, China.
Sources:
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Map
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 Mohanbari Air Base to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 814 km (509 miles).
Distance from Mohanbari Air Base to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 814 km (509 miles).
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