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| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-15821 |
| MSN: | 20287 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yingjiang County, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Myitkyina (unknown airport) |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP) |
Crashed approximately 10 km W of the small town Zhinaxiang (renamed Jienaxiang in 2024).
Crew: Wirt E. THOMPSON, et al.
Sources:
miac47burmawwii.org
The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
usaafdata.com
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=55193
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_25989262
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2024 05:15 | RDV | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2024 05:15 | RDV | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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