Date: | Saturday 29 June 1946 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | KJ918 |
MSN: | 26086/14641 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | within Cameron Highlands -
Malaysia
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Butterworth Airport (BWH/WMKB) |
Destination airport: | Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY) |
Narrative:The Dakota transport plane departed Singapore on a flight to Butterworth, Yangon, and Calcutta. Shortly after leaving Butterworth, the pilot reported his position as being on the northeast coast of Thailand. Due to extremely bad weather conditions the crew decided to return to Butterworth. Thirty-three minutes later, another radio call was heard from the pilot who reported being in a terrible storm somewhere over the Cameron Highlands.
Nothing more was heard from the flight and an extensive search failed to locate the plane.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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