Narrative:
Crashed en route from Mengzi to Haiphong. The wreckage was reportedly spotted in jungle, 75 miles (120 km) from the tin mine town Mengzi.
» The Singapore Free Press 12 November 1949, p1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 8 November 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Civil Air Transport |
| Registration: | XT-805 |
| MSN: | 27167/15722 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 120 km (75 mls) from Mengzi ( China)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mengzi Airport, China |
| Haiphong-Cat Bi Airport (HPH/VVCI), Vietnam |
Crashed en route from Mengzi to Haiphong. The wreckage was reportedly spotted in jungle, 75 miles (120 km) from the tin mine town Mengzi.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» The Singapore Free Press 12 November 1949, p1
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Mengzi Airport to Haiphong-Cat Bi Airport as the crow flies is 444 km (278 miles).
Distance from Mengzi Airport to Haiphong-Cat Bi Airport as the crow flies is 444 km (278 miles).
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