Accident Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) 42-100680,
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Date:Friday 22 September 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-100680
MSN: 19143
Year of manufacture:1943
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Erhai Lake, Dali, Yunnan Province? -   China
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit mountain and crashed into Lake Tali [Erhai Lake, Dali?], China.

Sources:

The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=179098

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-May-2024 09:10 RDV Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]

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