Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Nov 3, 1945 (44 killed), Ch...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on November 3, 1945 near Chhukha Chhukha, Bhutan with 44 fatalities. Cause: The pilot in command probably deliberately...
- Date: November 3, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Chhukha Chhukha, Bhutan
- Fatalities: 44
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot in command probably deliberately flew an off airway route in violation of regulations, which placed the aircraft too low to clear the terrain.
A USAAF Douglas C 54G flying from Chabua near Dibrugarh toward Karachi struck a mountain ridge at about 8,000 feet in the Himalayas near Chhukha during the night. All 44 people aboard, four crew and 40 passengers, were killed, and the wreckage was not found until December 1945.