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

Date & Time: May 27, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-92981
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
12842
YOM:
1944
Location:
Hukawng Valley
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 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:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-24749
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
26670
YOM:
1943
Location:
Myitkyina
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 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.

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-5-DK near Housecap: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1945 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
A65-39
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Aitape – Maprik
MSN:
12361
YOM:
1944
Location:
Housecap
Sandaun (West Sepik)
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Aitape-Tadji Airport at 0635LT on a supply mission to Maprik. Enroute, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain near Housecap. The wreckage was spotted by the pilot of a Beaufort the same day at 1330LT. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew (38th Squadron):
F/Lt S. C. Akers,
F/Sgt J. W. Lawson,
Sgt W. J. McInroy.
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Crash of a Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper in Jarny: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 6, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-68695
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
11622
YOM:
1943
Location:
Jarny
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in flames in a field located in Jarny. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt David L. Brown,
1st Lt James J. Murphy,
T/Sgt John W. Smith Jr.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK near Chanyi: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-48869
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
MSN:
26130/14685
YOM:
1944
Location:
Chanyi
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 64 km north of Chanyi, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
2nd Lt William Howell Davis Jr.,
2nd Lt Benjamin R. Jablonski,
Pvt Louis J. Merenda Jr.

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.
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