Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV in Duyinzeik: 26 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 6, 1945 at 0640 LT
Operator:
Registration:
KK118
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hmwabi – Bangkok
MSN:
15126/26571
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
26
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Hmwabi Air base located north of Yangon at 0606LT bound for Bangkok. About 34 minutes later, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Duyinzeik, in a zone controlled by the Japanese forces. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 26 occupants were killed.
