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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25C Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lincang, Yunnan Province? -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 1942-06-03, six B-25 Mitchell took off from India to bombard a Japanese airfield in Lashio, Myanmar. After the attack, the formation flew toward Kunming, China. En route, IMC prevailed and three airplanes, each carrying seven crew members, crashed into mountain nearly simultaneously at around 11000 ft.
The three crashed B-25 Mitchell bombers have been collectively assigned to MACR 15936. There is no information about their registration. As of 2025 their wreckage have not been found, either. All crew members were declared dead.
Sources:
MACR 15936
Jackson, D. 2021. Fallen Tigers: the Fate of America’s Missing Airmen in China during World War II. Lexington, Kentucky State, USA: University Press of Kentucky.
www.forgottensquadron.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2025 03:22 | RDV | Added |
| 30-Oct-2025 12:52 | RDV | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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