ASN Aircraft accident Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) FD820 Lunglei
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Date:Wednesday 14 February 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
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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