1945 — March 3, USAAF C-47 transport too-low turn lndg. crash, Ledo Airfield, India–  27

Compiled 12-17-2023 by Wayne Blanchard for: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/ 

–27  Aviation Safety Network. USAAF Douglas C-47 landing crash, Ledo Airfield, India, 3-3-45

–27  Baugher, Joe. 1941 USAAF Serial Numbers (41-134297 to 41-24339). 6-2-2023 revision.

Narrative Information

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database, 1945, p. 40:

“Date:                          Saturday 3 March 1945

“Type:                         Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)

“Registration:              41-18554

“MSN:                         4679

“First flight:                 1942

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“Crew:                         Fatalities:   2 / Occupants:   2

“Passengers:                Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25

“Total:                         Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27

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“Location:                   Ledo (India)

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“Departure airport:      Dinjan Airport, India

“Destination airport:    Ledo Airfield, India

“Narrative:                   The plane was attempting to land and made a turn too low and crashed.”

Baugher: “….Douglas C-47-DL….18554 (MSN 4679) to USAAF Aug 31, 1942 – 10^th AF, India Dec 26, 1942…11^th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3^rd Combat Cargo Group, Dinjan, Assam, India. Crashed 3 Mar 1945 at Ledo, India when made a turn too low during landing attempt. 2 crew, 25 passengers killed. 15 were female nurses…”

Sources

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database, 1945, p. 40. USAAF Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) landing crash, Ledo Airfield, India, 3-3-1945. Accessed 12-18-2023 at: https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19450303-0

Baugher, Joe. 1941 USAAF Serial Numbers (41-134297 to 41-24339). 6-2-2023 revision. Accessed 12-18-2023 at: https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_3.html