CFIT Accident Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express 42-107259,
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Date:Monday 9 August 1943
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Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-107259
MSN: 11
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:SE of Donli, Arunachal Pradesh -   India
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Yangkai Airfield
Destination airport:Jorhat-Rowriah Airport (JRH/VEJT)
Narrative:
The C-87 crashed into a forested hillside at an altitude of 8018 feet.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
MIA Recoveries (miarecoveries.org)

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13 November 1944 44-39208 United States Army Air Force - USAAF 4 Yefonchang w/o

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