Beschrijving:
The pilot, on his first flight as a captain, was the first CNAC pilot to follow the new ATC procedure: climb to 10,000 feet over the RR marker before heading out on the Fox Charlie course. Severe turbulence drove the plane into a mountain ridge at 9000 feet.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Datum: | maandag 15 mei 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registratie: | 90 |
| Constructienummer: | 19314 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Patkai Range ( India)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Moran Air Base, India |
| Shinbweyang (VYSB), Myanmar |
The pilot, on his first flight as a captain, was the first CNAC pilot to follow the new ATC procedure: climb to 10,000 feet over the RR marker before heading out on the Fox Charlie course. Severe turbulence drove the plane into a mountain ridge at 9000 feet.
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