Narrative:
Missing in service.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 7 May 1943 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-23669 |
| MSN: | 464 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Yangkai and Chabua ( China)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yangkai Airfield, China |
| Chabua Airfield (VECA), India |
Missing in service.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Yangkai Airfield to Chabua Airfield as the crow flies is 823 km (514 miles).
Distance from Yangkai Airfield to Chabua Airfield as the crow flies is 823 km (514 miles).
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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