ASN Aircraft accident Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) KN532 Myingyan
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Date:Wednesday 5 September 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: KN532
MSN: 33086/16338
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:32 km (20 mls) S of Myingyan (   Myanmar)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Meiktila (VYML), Myanmar
Destination airport:Chittagong Airport, Bangladesh
Narrative:
RAF Douglas Dakota IV KN532 of No.48 Sqn was being used to fly hospital patients from Meiktila to Chittagong when it entered a monsoon thunderstorm. Shortly afterwards, following a loss of control, the port wing detached causing the aircraft to crash.

Sources:
» Peak District Air Accident Research (peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk)
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge


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Distance from Meiktila to Chittagong Airport as the crow flies is 445 km (278 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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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