Date: | Wednesday 4 July 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-72370 |
MSN: | 10475 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Kunyang -
China
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Barrackpore Air Base (VEBR) |
Destination airport: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP) |
Narrative:The C-54, assigned to 10th Air Force, 1345th AAF Base Unit, Kurmitola, departed the airfield at Barrackpore, India, on a cargo mission to Kunming, China. Last contact was when it was over Kunyang, China, at about 1346 Zulu.
At least five crew members killed.
Sources:
usaafdata.com
MACR
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