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Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Arunachal Pradesh: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1962
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
HJ245
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
India
All India
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Arunachal Pradesh while on a supply mission on behalf of the 49th Squadron. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express in India: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
44-49062
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Shamshernagar – Chengdu
MSN:
3917
Location:
India
All India
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Lost without trace while conducting a flight from Shamshernagar, Bangladesh, to Chengdu, Sichuan. Maybe crashed in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh State, northeast India.
Crew:
2nd Lt Eugene E. Dietrich,
S/Sgt Virgil E. Lindburg,
S/Sgt Ralph W. Van Weren,
Cpt Albert D. Wickett.

Crash of a Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express in India: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
41-51887
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Refuelling
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3418
Location:
India
All India
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in India, killing all five crew members.
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