Crash of a Douglas C-47 near Lijiang: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 20, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
75
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dinjan - Kunming
MSN:
9416
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route, crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to reduced his altitude to avoid an icing area. While cruising at low altitude in clouds, aircraft hit a peak with its left wing and crashed downwards on the slope of the mountains. The wreckage and both dead bodies were found seven months later.
