Narrative:
The C-47 transport plane impacted a mountain during air supply mission from Dinjan to Tingkawk Sakan. Visibility had dropped to zero as the C-47 was flying in a valley. Initially all aboard survived. The captain went for help until he reached locals after eight days. He was then brought to Tagap, Myanmar. A search party tried to trace the captain's route back to the plane but was unable to locate the crashed plane and the survivors.
» MACR
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-32868 |
| MSN: | 9094 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Tagap ( Myanmar)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dinjan Airport, India |
| Tingkawk Sakan Airfield, Myanmar |
The C-47 transport plane impacted a mountain during air supply mission from Dinjan to Tingkawk Sakan. Visibility had dropped to zero as the C-47 was flying in a valley. Initially all aboard survived. The captain went for help until he reached locals after eight days. He was then brought to Tagap, Myanmar. A search party tried to trace the captain's route back to the plane but was unable to locate the crashed plane and the survivors.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» MACR
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Map
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 Tingkawk Sakan Airfield as the crow flies is 216 km (135 miles).
Distance from Dinjan Airport to Tingkawk Sakan Airfield as the crow flies is 216 km (135 miles).
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