Last updated: 30 November 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 31 August 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-15913 |
| MSN: | 20379 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 160 km (100 mls) NW of Fuzhou ( China)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luliang Airstrip, China |
| Kienow Airfield, China |
Crashed due to fuel exhaustion. All nine occupants bailed out.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» MACR
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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.
