Douglas DC-3 cn 12492

Frame last update: 26-May-2021

Registration: KG457
Operator: RAF - Royal Air Force
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Type: Military
Status: Written Off
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42-92666xx-xx-1944DC-3 C-47A-10-DKUSAAF - United States Army Air Force
KG457xx-xx-1944DC-3 C-47A-10-DKRAF - Royal Air Force02.08.44 The Dakota III took off at 14:00 hours on 2nd August 1944 to carry out a supply drop in the Chin Hills. KG457 set course in company with a Hurricane escort, which turned back after 20 minutes due to the weather. The Dakota did not turn back and failed to return from the mission. Initial searches found nothing, and search operations were suspended for many years due to a civil war in Burma. In August 1954 the Army reported it had found a wreck & five bodies 3,2 km SW of Roshi, Myanmar. T
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