Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jun 8, 1944 (6 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on June 8, 1944 near Kunming Yunnan, China with 6 fatalities. Cause: A jack pad removed from the right wing root...
- Date: June 8, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Kunming Yunnan, China
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A jack pad removed from the right wing root left holes under the fuel tanks, and fire from the fuel fumes blew the wing off.
CNAC Douglas C 47 No. 85 was on a cargo flight from Dinjan. It went out of control while descending toward Kunming and crashed in flames a few kilometres from the airport. All six occupants were killed.