Narrative:
The C-49 transport plane disappeared during a flight in Canada. The wreckage with eleven bodies and cargo was found in mountains 20 miles from "Tuchobe Lake" five years later.
» Morning Tribune 29 September 1948, p7
» The Straits Times 25 September 1948, p2
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 6 February 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-49K (DC-3-455) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-2004 |
| MSN: | 6329 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 320 km (200 mls) N of Fort St. John, BC ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The C-49 transport plane disappeared during a flight in Canada. The wreckage with eleven bodies and cargo was found in mountains 20 miles from "Tuchobe Lake" five years later.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Morning Tribune 29 September 1948, p7
» The Straits Times 25 September 1948, p2
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