Date & Time:
Nov 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
60
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kunming – Dinjan
MSN:
4681
YOM:
1942
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
A load consisting of ammunition and fuel drums was dropped over Kunming. The airplane failed to return to base in Dinjan, Assam, and was missing. SAR operations failed to find any trace of the aircraft nor the crew. The wreckage was eventually found in 2011 on the slope of a 4,084 metres high mountain located 15 km northwest of Dali.
