Flugunfall 15 SEP 1943 einer Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) 41-38597 - between Chengkung and Sookerating
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Datum:Mittwoch 15 September 1943
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Fluggesellschaft:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Kennzeichen: 41-38597
Werknummer: 4546
Baujahr: 1942
Triebwerk: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:between Chengkung and Sookerating (   Indien)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Chengkung Airfield, Volksrepublik China
Flug nach:Sookerating Air Base, Indien
Unfallbericht:
The C-47 went missing during a cargo flight from Chenkung, China to Sookerating and Tezpur.

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Distance from Chengkung Airfield to Sookerating Air Base as the crow flies is 777 km (485 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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