Narrative:
Missing in service. The aircraft was part of the 1330 Army Air Base Unit, Air Transport Command.
The wreckage was found on October 22, 2007 at an elevation of 8227 feet.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 July 1945 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-49628 |
| MSN: | 4483 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Bishmaknagar ( India)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT), India |
| Hsinching Airfield (A-1) (ZUXJ), China |
Missing in service. The aircraft was part of the 1330 Army Air Base Unit, Air Transport Command.
The wreckage was found on October 22, 2007 at an elevation of 8227 feet.
Sources:
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» Airman Accounted For From World War II (Turner, A.)
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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 Jorhat-Rowriah Airport to Hsinching Airfield (A-1) as the crow flies is 1023 km (639 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Jorhat-Rowriah Airport to Hsinching Airfield (A-1) as the crow flies is 1023 km (639 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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