Narrative:
Dakota FD775 was shot down by a Japanese fighter whilst he was on a supply dropping sortie over Arakan.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 8 February 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota I (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | FD775 |
| MSN: | 6239 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Arakan ( Myanmar)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Dakota FD775 was shot down by a Japanese fighter whilst he was on a supply dropping sortie over Arakan.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. GradidgePhotos
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