ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) 42-100717 Okinawa, Japan

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Status:
Date:	Tuesday 28 August 1945
Type:	Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Operator:	United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration:	42-100717
MSN:	19180
First flight:	1943
Crew:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:	Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Total:	Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Aircraft damage:	Missing
Aircraft fate:	Presumed damaged beyond repair
Location:	400 km (250 mls) off Okinawa, Japan ( Pacific Ocean)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Laoag Airport (LAO/RPLI), Philippines
Destination airport:	Okinawa-Naha AFB (AHA), Japan

Narrative:
The C-47A transport plane was en route over sea together with another C-47 heading for Okinawa, Japan.
Some 250 miles from Okinawa both aircraft encountered a storm or squall line. The lead aircraft, 42-100717, went into the clouds and was never seen again. The second plane decided to go around the weather.

Probable Cause:

It is believed that the plane encountered violent turbulence that put it out of control and caused it to crash at sea.

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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.

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