Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 25, 1946 (22 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 25, 1946 near Yangon Yangon Region, Myanmar with 22 fatalities.

The RAF Dakota took off from Yangon airfield around noon on 25 July 1946. During the climb it entered a thunderstorm area with severe turbulence, the left wing broke off in the engine, and the aircraft crashed into a field. All 22 occupants were killed.

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