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Crash of a Douglas C-47B-40-DK in Loi-Kaw

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1957
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
XY-ADB
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
16769/33517
YOM:
1945
Location:
Loi-Kaw
Kayah State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
19
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff, the airplane struck an obstacle, stalled and crashed in flames. All 23 occupants were evacuated while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV near Biya: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KJ922
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
14646/26091
YOM:
1944
Location:
Biya
Kayah State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew left his base at 0630LT on a supply mission within Burma. Enroute, weather conditions worsened with cloud base at 3,000 feet, top at 30,000 feet and severe turbulence. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in a hilly terrain located some 4 miles west of Biya. The wreckage was found ten days later, on August 9. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O J. R. Milne,
Sgt R. M. Clark,
Sgt G. R. Francis,
Sgt D. Mowat,
Sgt A. Binns.
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