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Date: | Wednesday 14 February 1945 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | FD820 |
MSN: | 9182 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 19 km (11.9 mls) NE of Lunglei ( India)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Hathazari Airfield, Bangladesh |
Destination airport: | Hathazari Airfield, Bangladesh |
Narrative:Crashed while on a supply drop for the British 14th army. The airplane departed Hathazari Airfield along with three others at 07:08 hours. Poor weather (hill ranges covered with extensive cumulus clouds) forced three aircraft to return to base. FD820 continued but failed to return.
The aircraft was later found to have crashed.
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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.