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Colombo – Poona – Bombay – Karachi

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9113

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1935

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En route from Poona to Bombay in marginal weather conditions, the three-engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located north of Lonavala. All six occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in the Assam mountains: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1943

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41-18518

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Dibrugarh – Kunming

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4610

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1942

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The aircraft departed Dibrugarh-Mohanbari Airport bound for Kunming. En route, while cruising in the region of Sookerating at 1418LT, the crew contacted ground to obtain a weather briefing for Kunming Airport. This was the last radio transmission. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere between Sookerating and Kunming, most probably in the mountains of the Assam State. No trace was ever found.
Crew (1st TPG):
2nd Lt Howard G. Bushey,
1st Lt Robert D. Coker,
S/Sgt Walter A. Hynes.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Jorhat

Date & Time: May 3, 1943

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41-38760

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North American B-25 Mitchell

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6219

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1943

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Crashed on takeoff and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a North American B-25D-1 Mitchell near Chakulia AFB

Date & Time: May 2, 1943

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41-29903

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87-8068

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1941

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For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make a belly landing in a field located 16 km east of Chakulia AFB. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no fatalities.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express in Arunachal Pradesh: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1943

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Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express

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41-23696

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

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Yangkai - Chabua

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491

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1941

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The airplane departed Yangkai AAF, Yunnan, at 1400LT on a flight to Chabua, Assam. It failed to arrive at destination and was declared missing after all SAR operations were abandoned on 26 May 1943. The wreckage was found on 19 October 2003 in an uninhabited area located in the Stated of Arunachal Pradesh, at an altitude of 4,030 metres. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jennings H. Mease Sr., pilot,
2nd Lt Samuel E. Monday Jr., copilot,
Pvt Mervyn E. Sims, flight engineer,
2nd Lt James M. Jeffrey, navigator,
S/Sgt Elwood E. Stevens, radio operator.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-25-CO Liberator near Chabua AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1943

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41-24279

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MSN:

1074

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1942

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Chabua AFB (Dibrugarh)

Assam

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India

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Asia

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Chabua AFB. Two crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Henry G. Staple,
2nd Lt Albert I. Prator.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL at Chabua AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1943

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41-38578

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MSN:

4459

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1942

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Chabua AFB (Dibrugarh)

Assam

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India

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Shortly after takeoff from Chabua AFB, while in initial climb, the airplane suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed in a field. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/O Earl C. Bergeron.

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Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL at Chabua AFB

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1943

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41-38574

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Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express

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4455

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1942

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Chabua AFB (Dibrugarh)

Assam

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Crashed on takeoff and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express near Tezu: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943

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41-23791

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