Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV near Sumsen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
KN455
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
16179/32927
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew had made one operational supply drop that day and was due to undertake a second operation, dropping supplies to Allied Troops at Myingan, Burma. The pilot had reported an engine problem following the first flight but it seems that operational pressure led to the continued use of the aircraft, despite the fault. It was seen at 1200LT at a height of 12,000 feet and the pilot who saw it reported seeing some smoke coming from one engine, but claimed that it stopped as the aircraft climbed into cloud. It was not seen again and is believed to have struck the ground after coming out of cloud. The aircraft was eventually found in an inaccessible hilly area of Burma, all the crew having perished.
Crew (62nd Squadron):
F/O Kenneth Herbert Roe, pilot,
P/O Simon Gascoigne Eden,
Sgt John Roland Hyne,
F/O Douglas Henry Loder.
Source:
http://scarletboy44.tumblr.com/post/53666675660/remember-pilot-officer-simon-gascoigne-eden

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DL near Shin Bway Yang: 25 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
43-16195
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Myitkyina – Ledo
MSN:
20661
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
25
Circumstances:
Enroute, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the region of Shin Bway Yang. All 25 occupants were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Robert L. Karnes,
2nd Lt Clyde E. Slick Jr.

Crash of Douglas C-47A Dakota C.4 near Khamti: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
KN563
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Imphal - Imphal
MSN:
16431/33179
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew left Imphal Airport on a supply mission to the 14th British Army located near Myitkyina. Enroute, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstance in a jungle located about 50 km southeast of Khamti. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found and all SAR operations were suspended after few days. The wreckage was found by hunters in 1990 in a dense wooded area.
Crew:
William Rogers,
William Kyle,
David Cameron,
Charles McLaren,
Stanley Cox,
Cornelius Kopp.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV near Kyaukpyu: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
KK175
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
15421/26866
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While flying in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 6,5 km southeast of Kyaukpyu. All four crew members were killed.
Crew 194th Squadron):
W/Cdr R. C. Crawford,
F/O Neil William Neelands 2.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota III near Myingyan: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
KG694
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
13561
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
An engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field and caught fire. Two crew members were killed while three others were injured.
Crew:
W/O J. M. Cox 4.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

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

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
43-30610
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
90
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Htawgaw, near Chipwi, killing bot crew members, F/O William J. Montgomery and Pfc Warren J. Tharp.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota III near Ann: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
KG715
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
13582
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Hit the ground and crashed while flying in foggy conditions. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Arthur Sangster Coutts 3.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK in Meiktila: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
44-76669
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
16253/33001
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Thomas M. Lemery,
2nd Lt Carl F. Poole.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK in the Hukawng Valley: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
42-92981
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
12842
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Hukawng Valley while on a supply mission. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Jack L. Bonner,
T/Sgt Elvis L. Greer,
Cpl Lawrence F. O'Neill,
2nd Lt John M. Stewart.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando near Myitkyina: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-24749
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
26670
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed 40 km northwest of Myitkyina while performing a supply mission. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Max Stewart Gillespie,
F/O Stephen B. Pound Jr.,
T/Sgt Frank A. Radics Jr.,
Cpl Donald W. Stage.