Status: | |
Date: | Monday 23 October 1944 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 43-15851 |
MSN: | 20317 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Tiddim ( Myanmar)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Crashed after parachute wrapped around the tail at Tiddim, Myanmar.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» usaafdata.com
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.