Beschrijving:
CNAC Flight 60 left Kunming, China where it had dropped off a load of gasoline and ammunition, and was heading back to Dinjan, India when it disappeared over the Himalaya mountain range.
The wreckage was finally discovered in 2011, 13,400ft up a Himalayan mountain in Yunnan Province, China.
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| Status: | |
| Datum: | dinsdag 17 november 1942 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registratie: | 60 |
| Constructienummer: | 4681 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1942 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 15 km (9.4 mijl) NW of Dali, Yunnan Province ( China)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Ferry |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
| Dinjan Airport, India |
CNAC Flight 60 left Kunming, China where it had dropped off a load of gasoline and ammunition, and was heading back to Dinjan, India when it disappeared over the Himalaya mountain range.
The wreckage was finally discovered in 2011, 13,400ft up a Himalayan mountain in Yunnan Province, China.
Bronnen:
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» 69 years after hero American war pilot died, family find his lost plane 13,000ft up a Himalayan mountain (Mail Online, 2-1-2012)
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield en Dinjan Airport bedraagt 792 km (495 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
De afstand tussen Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield en Dinjan Airport bedraagt 792 km (495 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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