Crash Site Discoveries 2003 to 2010
C-46A #41-24717
Found 27 Oct 2007
On 24 Mar 1944, this aircraft was on a cargo mission from Chabua, India to Ondal, India via Tezpur. The pilot was given night instrument clearance from Chabua to Ondal. There was light to moderate thunderstorm activity with ground fog and intermittent hail along the...
C-109 #44-49628
Found 22 Oct 2007
This aircraft departed Jorhat, India enroute to Chengtu, China on 17 Jul 1945 at approx. 0230 IST. They had instrument clearance on Able route. It was a routine Hump cargo flight hauling 100 octane aviation gasoline to the Chengtu area. A received position report...
C-46A #41-24724
Found 01 Oct 2007
This aircraft was enroute from Kunming, China to Misamari, India on 20 Feb 1944. The weather was extremely bad and radio contact was very poor. The pilot was evidently lost and the aircraft was running low on fuel. Pilot called Chabua for a bearing, and Chabua shot...
B-24J #42-73308
Found 07 Dec 2006
On 25 Jan 1944, this aircraft departed Kunming, China at 0740 CST for Chabua, India on a routine ferrying mission. The aircraft was assigned to the 14th Air Force, 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Squadron. The aircraft experienced extreme instrument weather conditions...
C-53DO #42-15890 a.k.a. CNAC #58
Found 14 Dec 2005
This CNAC aircraft departed Dinjan, India on 07 Apr 1943 for Kunming, China. It was a routine cargo flight over the Hump on Able route. Its cargo was graphite electrodes destined for an electric smelting furnace somewhere in China. As the aircraft climbed high to...
C-47A #42-24360
Found 11 Nov 2003
This aircraft departed Yunnanyi, China at 0840 CST for Misamari, India on 02 Nov 1943. The aircraft was assigned to the Air Transport Command. No radio contacts were received from the aircraft after its departure from Yunnanyi. It did not arrive in Misamari and was...
C-47A #42-23734 a.k.a. CNAC #77
Found 20 Oct 2003
This CNAC aircraft departed Kunming, China at 0709 GMT on 06 Jan 1945 for Tengchung, China. The aircraft was over Tengchung, but was unable to land because of bad weather. Pilot decided to return to his homebase in Dinjan, India. Pilot radioed Kunming at 0822 GMT,...
C-87 #41-23696
Found 19 Oct 2003
On 24 Apr 1943, this aircraft departed Yangkai, China at approx. 1400 CST for its homebase in Chabua, India. It was assigned to the 1333rd AAF Base Unit, 22nd Ferrying Group, 3rd Ferrying Squadron. There was no radio contact with this aircraft after take-off in...