Last updated: 14 May 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 23 August 1943 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-107274 |
| MSN: | 26 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) from Tezpur Airport (TEZ) ( India)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tezpur-Salonibari Airport (TEZ/VETZ), India |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
The aircraft crashed and burned 1 mile from the end of the Tezpur runway. The airplane was fully loaded with fuel drums and ammunition. The crash was attributed to failure of one or possibly two engines on takeoff. The crew members were employees of American Airlines, operating under contract to Air Transport Command.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» To the Four Winds / by James Mangan p47-48.
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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 Tezpur-Salonibari Airport to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 1008 km (630 miles).
Distance from Tezpur-Salonibari Airport to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 1008 km (630 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.
