Narrative:
Missing en route between Dinjan and Myitkyina while on an air supply flight. Visibility was poor.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 24 July 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93349 |
| MSN: | 13251 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | at an unknown location ( Unknown country)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dinjan Airport, India |
| Myitkyina Airport (MYT/VYMK), Myanmar |
Missing en route between Dinjan and Myitkyina while on an air supply flight. Visibility was poor.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» MACR
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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 Myitkyina Airport as the crow flies is 315 km (197 miles).
Distance from Dinjan Airport to Myitkyina Airport as the crow flies is 315 km (197 miles).
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