Narrative:
The aircraft was evacuating former prisoners of war of the Japanese. It broke up after entering a developed cu-nim cloud.
Loss of control
Airframe failure
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 8 September 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KN593 |
| MSN: | 33230/16482 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Nyaunggonale ( Myanmar)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The aircraft was evacuating former prisoners of war of the Japanese. It broke up after entering a developed cu-nim cloud.
Classification:
ThunderstormLoss of control
Airframe failure
Sources:
» rafcommands.com» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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