Status: | |
Datum: | vrijdag 19 november 1943 |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
Registratie: | 63 |
Constructienummer: | 6034 |
Bouwjaar: | 1942 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | nabij Kunming ( China)
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Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | ? |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
Beschrijving:Weather at Kunming was poor: rain with a 100 feet ceiling. The C-47 crew aborted the approach tried to circle for another approach. The pilot took the wrong heading and crashed into the mountain just west of the city.
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