Narrative:
Missing in service during a routine transport flight.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1945 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-49235 |
| MSN: | 4090 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Imphal ( India)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dhaka-Kurmitola Air Base, Bangladesh |
| Chengkung Airfield, China |
Missing in service during a routine transport flight.
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Dhaka-Kurmitola Air Base to Chengkung Airfield as the crow flies is 1253 km (783 miles).
Distance from Dhaka-Kurmitola Air Base to Chengkung Airfield as the crow flies is 1253 km (783 miles).
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