Accident Douglas Dakota II (DC-3) MA929, Sunday 31 January 1943
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Date:Sunday 31 January 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas Dakota II (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: MA929
MSN: 4933
Year of manufacture:1942
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing, written off
Category:Accident
Location:northeastern Burma -   Myanmar
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Dinjan Airport
Destination airport:Fort Hertz (PBU/VYPT)
Narrative:
Dakota MA929 of 31 Sqn RAF, at Palam India, took off from Dinjan en route to Fort Hertz, Burma, at 13:30 hours on 31 January 1943. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination, and has not been located. It was last seen by a Hudson pilot at 1400 hours, flying at 7000 feet near Kamku and heading for Fort Hertz.

Sources:

Missing with no known grave / by Alan Storr

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