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Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Yangon: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
UB-331
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Yangon - Yangon
Location:
Yangon
Yangon Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a training sortie, taking part to the simulation of a bombing attack. A bomb stored under a wing failed to release properly during the exercice and exploded on landing, disintegrating the aircraft and killing all three crew members.
Probable cause:
Bomb explosion on touchdown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in Myaungmya: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1949
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
XY-ABP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Rangoon - Akyab
MSN:
04183
YOM:
1948
Location:
Myaungmya
Ayeyarwady Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
En route from Rangoon to Akyab, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and informed ground he was returning to Mingaladon Airport when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Myaungmya. All six occupants were killed.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Maymyo

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
UB-332
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Pyin Oo Lwin-Anisakan (Maymyo)
Mandalay Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing, the twin engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 into the Gulf of Martaban: 11 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1949 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
XY-ABO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Yangon – Moulmein
MSN:
4176
YOM:
1948
Location:
Gulf of Martaban
All Myanmar
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
At 0810, while cruising vertical to the Gulf of Martaban in good weather conditions, the crew informed ground about his ETA in Moulmein at 0845LT. Sixteen minutes later, the crew informed ground about a new ETA and this was the last radio transmission. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Moulmein, SAR operations were conducted and few debris were found in the Gulf of Martaban but unfortunately, no trace of the 11 occupants.
Crew:
P. H. Sparrow, pilot,
L. A. Stephens, radio officer.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidence, it as not possible to determine the exact cause of the accident.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Sandoway

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
VR-HDX
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Sandoway
Rakhine State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on approach to Sandoway Airport. The aircraft was written off but there were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-20-DK Dakota C.4 in Yangon

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KN203
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
14820/26265
YOM:
1945
Location:
Yangon
Yangon Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach, the aircraft overshot and then crashed in an open field located 800 meters past the runway end. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota IV in Yangon: 22 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1946 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KN585
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Yangon – Kanpur
MSN:
16471/33219
YOM:
1945
Location:
Yangon
Yangon Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
22
Circumstances:
After takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft went through a thunderstorm area with severe turbulence. The left wing broke off in the engine, causing the aircraft to crash into a field. All 22 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Turbulence due to thunderstorm activity caused excessive stress on the left wing that broke off shortly after takeoff.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-20-DK Dakota IV in Kawdut

Date & Time: May 28, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KK188
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
15441/26886
YOM:
1944
Location:
Kawdut
Mon State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a prairie and skidded for several yards before coming to a halt. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-40-DK Dakota IV near Bina: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KP270
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
16824/33572
YOM:
1945
Location:
Bina
Kayin 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 engaged in a supply drop mission in the east part of Burma when the aircraft apparently hit the slope of a mountain located in the region of Bina. No trace of the aircraft nor the seven crew members was ever found, so the exact circumstances of the accident remains unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota IV near Sinhkung: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KN644
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
16586/33334
YOM:
1945
Location:
Sinhkung
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training sortie with paratroopers on board. While flying in a valley in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. A passenger survived while five other occupants were killed. The aircraft was completing this mission jointly with another RAF C-47 registered KN643 that crashed at the same time and in similar circumstances, killing its eight occupants.
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