Region
Asia

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota III near Bago: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
FL594
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
12003
YOM:
1943
Location:
Bago
Bago Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Bago, Burma. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald Sidney Bennet 5.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK near Mabein: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-93338
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
13239
YOM:
1944
Location:
Mabein
Shan State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 13 km northwest of Mabein, killing both crew members, 2nd Lt Frederick H. Kloepfer and Pfc Edwin W. Polson.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK in Burma: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
44-76649
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
MSN:
16233/32981
YOM:
1945
Location:
Myanmar
All Myanmar
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Lost without trace in Burma, maybe in the Kachin State.
Crew:
F/O Richard F. Ketcham,
Cpt Bernard F. Milford,
Sgt Charles A. Perron,
Cpl Claude K. Puckett.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL near Putao: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
94
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
19803
YOM:
1944
Location:
Putao
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The captain put the plane on autopilot. In order to change the radio frequency, he went back to the radio operator's station. While there, the right engine lost power, which caused the plane to spin in that direction. The spinning aircraft caused so much centrifugal force that the captain could not get back to the cockpit. The plane crashed and burned.
Source: www.cnac.org

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV near Payagi: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 3, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KN202
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Meiktila - Payagi
MSN:
27066/15621
YOM:
1945
Location:
Payagi
Yangon Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Left Meiktila at 0455LT on a supply mission to Payagi but failed to arrive. It is believed the aircraft crashed in a dense wooded area located near Payagi, according to US soldiers testimony. At the time of the accident, the crash site was hold by enemy forces.
Crew (194th Squadron):
P/O Colin Allan Walton, pilot,
F/Sgt Edwin William Wright, copilot,
P/O Thomas Kevin Francis Xavier Leavey, navigator,
P/O Philip Maurice Gunn, wireless operator,
P/O Robert Nisbet Pittendrigh, load master,
Sgt Roydon Maxwell Kemp, air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK near Lashio: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-108941
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
13258
YOM:
1944
Location:
Lashio
Shan State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 6 km from Lashio, killing both crew members, 2nd Lt Alan D. Boddy and Cpl Jay C. Dolbow Jr.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL in Burma: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-15809
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
MSN:
20275
YOM:
1944
Location:
Myanmar
All Myanmar
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Lost without trace somewhere in Burma.
Crew:
2nd Lt Edward Charles Corr Jr.,
Cpl Wendell R. Gross,
Dvr John Henry Morris,
Dvr Albert Edward Robinson,
F/O George Edward Russell,
Sgt Joseph Patrick Ward,
Pvt Birurusu Yomasam.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL near Lashio: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-15789
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
20255
YOM:
1944
Location:
Lashio
Shan State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 16 km from Lashio, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
2nd Lt Leilan Albright,
Cpl John W. Horner,
2nd Lt Ross O. Russell.

Crash of a Douglas C-54B-10-DO Skymaster near Sinbo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
43-17162
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
18362
YOM:
1944
Location:
Sinbo
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in flames in a wooded area located 5 km west of Sinbo, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
2nd Lt Merrill Hoyle,
1st Lt Dwight L. Irvine,
S/Sgt Glenn E. Marshall,
Pvt Clyde W. Whispell.
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