Accident Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) 42-72418,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338516
 

Date:Saturday 17 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-72418
MSN: 10523
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Yunnan -   China
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Dhaka-Kurmitola Air Base
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed somewhere in the China-Burma-India theater of operations.
At least four crew members were killed.

Sources:

usaafdata.com
MACR
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)

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