Status: | |
Date: | Friday 5 May 1944 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | FZ599 |
MSN: | 12154 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Ampi, Assam ( India)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Broadway Airstrip, Myanmar |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Dakota FZ599 of 194 Sqn RAF took off from Broadway Strip in Burma at 17:10Z on 5 May 1944. The aircraft
was engaged in taking personnel and equipment into Broadway and evacuating No 16 Brigade from Broadway and Aberdeen.
It hit trees and crashed into a steep gully, killing all aboard.
Sources:
» Missing with no known grave / Alan Storr
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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.