ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338052
| Date: | Wednesday 30 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-52023 |
| MSN: | 3574 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 16 km E of Tura -
 India
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT) |
| Shamshernagar Airport (ZHM/VGSH) |
The C-109, 42-52023, assigned to 10th Air Force, Air Transport Command, 1330th AAF Base Unit, Jorhat, India, departed the airfield at Jorhat, India, on a ferry mission to Shamshernager. Last contact was by radio with Capt. William Mitchell, at 21:56 hours IST at Jorhat, India.
At least two crew men were killed.
Sources:
usaafdata.com
www.miac47burmawwii.org
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 1945 | 42-100425 | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) | 6 | Spixworth, 2 km ENE Horsham St Faith |  |
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