Status: | |
Datum: | Freitag 31 Oktober 1947 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
Fluggesellschaft: | Royal Indian Air Force - IAF |
Kennzeichen: | MA965 |
Werknummer: | 12819 |
Baujahr: | 1944 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 22 / Insassen: 22 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 25 / Insassen: 25 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | innerhalb Pir Panjal Range ( Indien)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Ambala Air Force Station (VIAM), Indien |
Flug nach: | Srinagar Airport (SXR/VISR), Indien |
Unfallbericht:The C-47 transport plane went missing during a flight from Ambala Air Force Station. The wreckage was located in June 1980 in mountainous terrain.
The aircraft was carrying troops to Srinagar, after Pakistani militias had tried to take control of parts of Kashmir.
Informationsquelle:
» Bharat Rakshak
» The Indian Express 1 October 1948, p2
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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 Ambala Air Force Station to Srinagar Airport as the crow flies is 443 km (277 miles).
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.