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

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-16195
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Myitkyina – Ledo
MSN:
20661
YOM:
1944
Location:
Shin Bway Yang
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
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 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-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 Douglas C-47A-80-DL near Myitkyina: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-15370
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Shin Bway Yang - Myitkyina
MSN:
19836
YOM:
1944
Location:
Myitkyina
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Radio contact was lost with the aircraft as it was approaching Myikyitna and was cruising in icing conditions some 25 miles from the intended destination. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The crew was completing a supply mission.
Crew:
1st Lt Neil R. Collier Jr.,
Cpl Carl K. Fischer,
2nd Lt Raymond C. Fry Jr.,
Tec Archie Kuhn,
Tec Paul D. Lowery,
Cpl Jimmie L Stribling.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-DL near Tingkawk Sakan: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-30640
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Shin Bway Yang - Myitkyina
MSN:
13791
YOM:
1943
Location:
Tingkawk Sakan
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft and its crew were involved in a supply mission from Shin Bway Yang to Myitkyina. While cruising in the region of Tingkawk Sakan, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with rain and low visibility. The aircraft hit a hill and was destroyed. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL near Shin Bway Yang: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-15371
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tingkawk Sakan - Tingkawk Sakan
MSN:
19837
YOM:
1944
Location:
Shin Bway Yang
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew left Tingkawk Sakan Airfield on a supply mission to Sookerating, State of Assam, India. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. In low visibility, the aircraft hit a hill located some 10 km east of Shin Bway Yang, north Burma. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-50-DL near Shin Bway Yang: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-24272
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Sookerating - Sookerating
MSN:
10134
YOM:
1943
Location:
Shin Bway Yang
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a supply mission out from Sookerating AFB. While cruising in cloudy conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on a mountain located 24 km northeast of Shin Bway Yang. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Pvt James Edward Cagle,
M/Sgt George Charles Griep,
Cpl James Orgal Hayden,
2nd Lt Richard Edward Hochschild,
M/Sgt Lonnie Morgan,
Pvt Joseph Van Hoorelbeke,
2nd Lt Gerard Noel Warren.
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