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Asia

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-55-CK near Shin Bway Yang: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
43-47146
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
217
YOM:
1945
Location:
Shin Bway Yang
Kachin 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 some 75 km west of Shin Bway Yang, while on a supply mission. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Willard C. Perry,
2nd Lt Garrett E. Peterson,
Cpl William D. Robertson.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando in Myanmar

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
43-47158
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
229
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:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in an isolated area located somewhere in Burma. All four crew members survived the crash and walked for three weeks before reaching a village, finding treatment and returning to their base.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express near Tingkawk Sakan: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Operator:
Registration:
43-30586
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
66
Location:
Tingkawk Sakan
Kachin 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 8 km north of Tingkawk Sakan. Both crewmen were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt William H. Davis Jr.,
1st Lt Samuel R. Lovell.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando near Pangseng Pass

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
42-3629
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
26762
YOM:
1943
Location:
Pangseng Pass
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, an engine failed, forcing the crew to abandon the aircraft that crashed in a mountainous region located near the Pangseng Pass. The aircraft was destroyed while all crew members survived.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando near Shin Bway Yang

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-24746
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chabua - Kunming
MSN:
26667
YOM:
1943
Location:
Shin Bway Yang
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reason 30 miles southwest of Shin Bway Yang. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando in Sinthe: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
42-101232
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
30687
YOM:
1944
Location:
Sinthe
Sagaing Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft stalled and crashed, killing both pilots.
Crew:
2nd Lt Harald E. Rasmussen,
S/Sgt Robert W. Richardson.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando near Tingkawk Sakan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-24674
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
26595
YOM:
1943
Location:
Tingkawk Sakan
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While performing a supply mission, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Tingkawk Sakan. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Fred A. Dreger,
Pvt Wesley F. McCormick,
2nd Lt John B. Sill Jr.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK in the Hukawng Valley

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
105
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
14860/26305
YOM:
1944
Location:
Hukawng Valley
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The captain was lighting a cigarette while holding his oxygen tube. The Zippo lighter flame caused the gasoline in the lighter to explode. The fireball set the C-47 on fire. All 3 crew members bailed out successfully over the Hukawng Valley.
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