ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340804
| Date: | Monday 2 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-38656 |
| MSN: | 6039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Yunnanyi -
 China
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP) |
| Mohanbari Air Base (MOH/VEMN) |
The C-47 went missing during a cargo flight from Kunming, China to Mohanbari, India. The accident was likely caused by the lack of proper direction finding radio equipment facilities at Yunnanyi, China.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
MACR
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