

Détails:
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.
» To the Four Winds / by James Mangan p47-48.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | lundi 23 août 1943 |
| Heure: | 04:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 42-107274 |
| Numéro de série: | 26 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 5 / Ã bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 5 / Ã bord: 5 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 1,6 km (1 milles) de Tezpur Airport (TEZ) ( Inde)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Tezpur-Salonibari Airport (TEZ/VETZ), Inde |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), Chine |
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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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Tezpur-Salonibari Airport et Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield est de 1008 km (630 miles).
La distance entre Tezpur-Salonibari Airport et Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield est de 1008 km (630 miles).
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