Narrative:
The C-87 crashed into a forested hillside at an altitude of 8018 feet.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 9 August 1943 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-107259 |
| MSN: | 11 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | SE of Donli, Arunachal Pradesh ( India)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yangkai Airfield, China |
| Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT), India |
The C-87 crashed into a forested hillside at an altitude of 8018 feet.
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Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» MIA Recoveries (miarecoveries.org)
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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 Jorhat-Rowriah Airport as the crow flies is 899 km (562 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Yangkai Airfield to Jorhat-Rowriah Airport as the crow flies is 899 km (562 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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