Sagaing Region | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew left Imphal Airport on a supply mission to the 14th British Army located near Myitkyina. Enroute, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstance in a jungle located about 50 km southeast of Khamti. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found and all SAR operations were suspended after few days. The wreckage was found by hunters in 1990 in a dense wooded area.
Crew:
William Rogers,
William Kyle,
David Cameron,
Charles McLaren,
Stanley Cox,
Cornelius Kopp.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando in Sinthe: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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42-101232

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Cargo

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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30687

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1944

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Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft stalled and crashed, killing both pilots.
Crew:
2nd Lt Harald E. Rasmussen,
S/Sgt Robert W. Richardson.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando in Sinthe

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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Registration:

42-101213

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

30668

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1944

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Crash landed near Sinthe. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV near Schwebo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

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KJ857

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25796/14351

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1944

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En route, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a Japanese Nakajima Ki-43. Bullets hit the fuselage and the left engine that caught fire. The captain attempted a wheels up emergency landing in an open field near Schwebo. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, a crew member, the wireless operator, was killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-5DL in the Patkai Mountains: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Flight

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Cargo

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Mountains

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9291

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1943

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It is believed that the aircraft crashed in the Patkai Mountains, north of Burma, while performing a cargo flight from North India to China. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Tagap: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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42-32868

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Dinjan - Tingkawk Sakan

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9094

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1943

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The crew was on his way to Tingkawk Sakan on a supply mission. En route, the aircraft went into a valley when the pilot encountered foggy conditions and low visibility. The aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a dense wooded area. The captain was able to walk away for eight days before finding help and was later brought to hospital. SAR tried to reach the crash site but was unable to find any trace of the wreckage nor the four other occupants.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando near Lahe: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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41-12420

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Chabua – Kunming

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26547

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1943

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En route, an engine failed and the crew was unable to maintain the prescribed altitude. All occupants decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. For unknown reason, one of the crew member died while all 23 other occupants were uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.