Accident Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) 101,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339320
 

Date:Saturday 7 October 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC
Registration: 101
MSN: 2080.
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:32 km W of Sadiya -   India
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Dinjan Airport
Destination airport:Suifu
Narrative:
As the aircraft flew through a severe thunderstorm, both wings separated from the fuselage, causing the Douglas C-47B to crash in the jungle north of the Bramaputra River.

The aircraft's msn was 20803 or 20805. One of these aircraft was CNAC's 101, the other 102.

Sources:

CNAC.org

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