Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 5, 1945 (31 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 5, 1945 near Myingyan Mandalay Region, Myanmar with 31 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft went out of...
- Date: August 5, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Myingyan Mandalay Region, Myanmar
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft went out of control in poor weather with heavy rain and turbulence.
A USAAF Douglas C 47 Skytrain carrying 27 wounded soldiers from Meiktila to Chittagong crashed near Myingyan after flying into monsoon weather on 5 August 1945. All 31 people on board were killed.