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| Date: | Tuesday 26 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-20128 |
| MSN: | 4898 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sookerating -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
This plane was enroute from Yunnanyi to Sookerating, India. It is reported as missing in flight, as of August 1944 this plane and its crew are unaccounted for.
Sources:
"The Aluminum Trail: How & Where They Died: China-Burma-India World War II 1942-1945" by Chick Marrs Quinn
C-53 # 128
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF_Monthly_1943Jan_O.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2025 05:32 | info.ww2.caf | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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