Descripción:
The C-47 went missing during a cargo flight from Kunming, China to Mohanbari, India. The accident was likely caused by the lack of proper direction finding radio equipment facilities at Yunnanyi, China.
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| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 2 agosto 1943 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 41-38656 |
| Numéro de série: | 6039 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1942 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Desaparecido |
| Consecuencias: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Ubicación: | cerca Yunnanyi ( China)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
| Mohanbari Air Base (MOH/VEMN), India |
The C-47 went missing during a cargo flight from Kunming, China to Mohanbari, India. The accident was likely caused by the lack of proper direction finding radio equipment facilities at Yunnanyi, China.
Fuentes:
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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 Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield to Mohanbari Air Base as the crow flies is 814 km (509 miles).
Distance from Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield to Mohanbari Air Base as the crow flies is 814 km (509 miles).
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