Dinjan

While overflying the north of Burma, while on a cargo flight from Kunming to Dinjan, the was able to send a brief mayday message informing they were attacked by the pilot of a Japanese fighter. The aircraft crashed in flames near Sumprabum, some 120 km north of Myitkyina. All three occupants were killed.

While cruising in the Fort Hertz Valley, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire. The left engine caught fire, exploded and detached, shearing off a part of the wing. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in flames. All three crew members were killed.

One hour into the flight, the crew encountered bad weather and severe icing conditions. While the aircraft continued to lose altitude, pilots realized they were facing a mountain. The captain made a sharp turn to the right when the left wing hit a rocky peak. The aircraft stalled and crashed at an altitude of more than 4,000 metres above MSL. Despite their injuries, both pilots managed to escape and to find help. However, the aircraft was destroyed and the radio navigator was killed.

En route from Kunming to Dinjan, while carrying a load of tin bars, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility due to heavy snow falls and turbulence. The aircraft disappeared and maybe crashed in the region of Fort Hertz. No trace of the wreckage nor the crew was found.

The crew was performing a cargo flight from Kunming to Dinjan with a load of tungsten on board. Due to the presence of Japanese forces along the normal route, the crew decided to divert and to follow another route passing over the Pianma Pass. In low visibility due to snow falls, the captain reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located near the Pianma Pass, at the border between China and Burma. All three crew were killed. Some debris of the aircraft were found by hikers in October 1996.

The aircraft left Dinjan Airport at 1330LT on a routine flight to Fort Hertz, Burma. Thirty minutes later, the aircraft was spotted by the pilot of a Hudson flying at an altitude of 7,000 feet near the city of Kamku, Arunachal Pradesh. As the aircraft failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. It is believed the aircraft may have crash in the northwestern region of Burma, northwest of Putao.
Source: ASN

A load of ammunition and fuel drums was dropped in Kunming. On the return flight to Dinjan, Assam, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and disappeared. SAR operations did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the crew. Eventually, the wreckage was found in 2011 on the slope of a 13,400 feet high mountain located 15 km northwest of Dali.

During take off run at Dinjan Airport, on a 600 metres long gravel runway, the captain realized it was not possible to take off within the remaining runway. He increased engine power but on lift off, the aircraft hit trees, stalled and crashed in flames. Both pilots were injured while the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire.