Narrative:
Crashed during a meat shuttle flight between Calcutta and Dinjan, India.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100614 |
| MSN: | 19077 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | N of Tezpur ( India)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Calcutta (unknown airport), India |
| Dinjan Airport, India |
Crashed during a meat shuttle flight between Calcutta and Dinjan, India.
Sources:
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