Narrative:
Over Tali Lake, an engine failed. The plane then crashed into a mountainside cemetery above the city of Tali.
The aircraft's msn was 20803 or 20805. One of these aircraft was CNAC's 101, the other 102.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 7 January 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registration: | 102 |
| MSN: | 2080. |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tali ( China)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
| Dinjan Airport, India |
Over Tali Lake, an engine failed. The plane then crashed into a mountainside cemetery above the city of Tali.
The aircraft's msn was 20803 or 20805. One of these aircraft was CNAC's 101, the other 102.
Sources:
» CNAC.orgPhotos
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 Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield to Dinjan Airport as the crow flies is 792 km (495 miles).
Distance from Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield to Dinjan Airport as the crow flies is 792 km (495 miles).
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