Narrative:
Presumed shot by a Japanese fighter plane.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 13 October 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registration: | 72 |
| MSN: | 9110 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 125 km N of Myitkyina ( Myanmar)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dinjan Airport, India |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
Presumed shot by a Japanese fighter plane.
Sources:
» CNAC.org» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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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 Dinjan Airport to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 792 km (495 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Dinjan Airport to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 792 km (495 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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