Misamari

Crashed shortly after take off from Misamari Airbase following an engine failure. Crew fate remains unknown.

Crashed on take off for unknown reason. At least one crew member was killed.

While cruising at a height of 8,000 feet over the mountainous region of Arunachal Pradesh, crew informed ground he was losing his orientation and could not locate his position due to poor weather conditions (heavy rain falls). Captain also requested to ATC if they were able to see his lights but the answer was negative. Thirty seconds later, the aircraft hit a mountain slope and was demolished, killing all four occupants.
Crew:
2nd Lieutenant Jack Hunter, pilot,
2nd Lieutenant Alfred S. Hemmer, copilot,
Sergeant Inman A. Watson, radio operator,
Staff Sergeant John L. Weinberg, flight engineer.

The aircraft left Chanyi Airport at 1540LT bound for Misamari Airbase, Assam, India. It failed to arrive and was later found to have crashed in a jungle and mountainous area located northeast of Rilu, Assam. All four occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, strong winds up to 86 knots were reported from the southwest at an altitude greater than 18,000 feet and severe icing conditions were also reported till 21,000 feet.

The crew left Yunnanyi Airport at 0840LT on a cargo flight to Misamari, India. The aircraft failed to arrive and SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended as no trace of the aircraft was found. The wreckage was localized and identified on October 9, 1944, at the altitude of 14,570 feet some 7 days trekking east of Walong, Arunachal Pradesh. All three crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were considered as good.
Crew (24th Transport Group):
2nd Lt Edgar L. Corbiere,
1st Lt John A. Deaux Jr.,
Cpl Paul E. Pakari.