Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 16, 1943, Kunming...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 16, 1943 near Kunming Yunnan, China with no fatalities. Cause: The right engine caught fire after take...
- Date: October 16, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Kunming Yunnan, China
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The right engine caught fire after take off.
A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C 47 lost its right engine to fire during the initial climb after take off from Kunming on 16 October 1943. The aircraft stalled while attempting an emergency landing and was destroyed. Both pilots were slightly injured.