Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 17, 1946 (11 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 17, 1946 near Birmani Para Tripura, India with 11 fatalities. Cause: Struck a wooded hillside in a heavy...
- Date: May 17, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Birmani Para Tripura, India
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Struck a wooded hillside in a heavy storm
A USAAF C 47 carrying the remains of Allied prisoners of war from Rangoon to Calcutta Barrackpore struck a wooded hillside at Birmanipara, Tripura, in a heavy storm on 17 May 1946. Eleven people were aboard.