Douglas DC-3 cn 26306/14861
Frame last update: 26-May-2021
Registration: 106Operator: CNAC - China National Aviation Corporation
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Type: Passenger
Status: Written Off
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| 43-49045 | xx-xx-1944 | DC-3 C-47B-10-DK | USAAF - United States Army Air Force | |||
| 106 | xx-xx-1944 | DC-3 C-47B-10-DK | CNAC - China National Aviation Corporation | 24.11.44 The crew could not reach their destination due to head winds. They tried to divert to Kunming, but were not able to land since an air raid was in progress so all radio beams were turned off. The pilot flew past Kunming and ran low on gas and was lost. He asked for a bearing from the Kunming station. They gave him the reciprocal of the heading he was supposed to fly to get back to Kunming. He didn't realize the mistake until he was out of gas. They all bailed out safely and the airplane | ||
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