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Assam

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-20-CU in Sookerating

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-24676
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
26597
YOM:
1943
Location:
Sookerating
Assam
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reason. No casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-50-DL near Shin Bway Yang: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-24272
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Sookerating - Sookerating
MSN:
10134
YOM:
1943
Location:
Shin Bway Yang
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a supply mission out from Sookerating AFB. While cruising in cloudy conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on a mountain located 24 km northeast of Shin Bway Yang. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Pvt James Edward Cagle,
M/Sgt George Charles Griep,
Cpl James Orgal Hayden,
2nd Lt Richard Edward Hochschild,
M/Sgt Lonnie Morgan,
Pvt Joseph Van Hoorelbeke,
2nd Lt Gerard Noel Warren.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-20-CU in Sookerating: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-24661
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
26582
YOM:
1943
Location:
Sookerating
Assam
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed on take off in unknown circumstances. Two crew members were injured while the third occupant, 1st Lt Robert M. Smith was killed.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-CU Commando near Myitkyina

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-5171
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kunming – Sookerating
MSN:
26373
YOM:
1942
Location:
Myitkyina
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Myitkyina, Burma. All five crew members were taken PoW and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Yunnan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-38597
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Cheng Kung – Sookerating – Tezpur
MSN:
4546
YOM:
1942
Location:
Yunnan
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Disappeared en route while performing a cargo flight from Cheng Kung to Tezpur with an intermediate stop in Sookerating. Maybe crashed in the Yunnan mountains. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (28th TCG):
1st Lt Thomas G. Caldwell,
2nd Lt Robert B. Samuel,
1st Lt Tipton O. Tate Jr.
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