Accident Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) FZ548,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339879
 

Date:Sunday 11 June 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: FZ548
MSN: 12082
Year of manufacture:1943
Fatalities:Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Karinganj, Assam -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Agartala-Singerbhil Airport (IXA/VEAT)
Destination airport:Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF/VEIM)
Narrative:
Crashed in a ploughed paddy field, killing all aboard.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
RAAF fatalities in Second World War among RAAF personnel serving on attachment in Royal Air Force Squadrons and Support Units / by Alan Storr, 2006

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