Beschrijving:
The CNAC C-47 was transporting 10 CNAC mechanics to Dinjan. Weather en route was extremely bad with a strong tail wind and static so severe that the crew couldn't get bearings on any radio station. Apparently, they passed east of Dinjan and flew into the Graveyard of the Himalayas, north of Myanmar, where the plane crashed into a 22,000-foot mountain in Tibet.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | vrijdag 26 mei 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registratie: | 82 |
| Constructienummer: | 9956 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 10 / inzittenden: 10 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 12 / inzittenden: 12 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | southern Tibet ( China)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale charter |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Calcutta (unknown airport), India |
| Dinjan Airport, India |
The CNAC C-47 was transporting 10 CNAC mechanics to Dinjan. Weather en route was extremely bad with a strong tail wind and static so severe that the crew couldn't get bearings on any radio station. Apparently, they passed east of Dinjan and flew into the Graveyard of the Himalayas, north of Myanmar, where the plane crashed into a 22,000-foot mountain in Tibet.
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» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. GradidgeFoto's
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 702e ongeval
- 238e dodelijk ongeval
- 42e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 441e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
China- 4e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 59e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
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