Narrative:
The Douglas C-53 flew into a mountain after both engines had lost power.
The wreckage was found on December 4, 1944.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 30 November 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registration: | 56 |
| MSN: | 4881 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Digboi Mountain ( India)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dinjan Airport, India |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
The Douglas C-53 flew into a mountain after both engines had lost power.
The wreckage was found on December 4, 1944.
Sources:
» CNAC.org» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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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 Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 792 km (495 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Dinjan Airport to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 792 km (495 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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