Narrative:
The C-47A operated on a supply drop mission from Dinjan, India to a location in Myanmar at 26,19°N, 97,41°E. It crashed and caught fire. Location described by Army Signal Corps as 'NY6851'.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 18 January 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100696 |
| MSN: | 19159 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | within Myanmar ( Myanmar)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dinjan Airport, India |
| Dinjan Airport, India |
The C-47A operated on a supply drop mission from Dinjan, India to a location in Myanmar at 26,19°N, 97,41°E. It crashed and caught fire. Location described by Army Signal Corps as 'NY6851'.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» MACR
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