KN593

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Safety history

  • September 8, 1945Accident

    Few minutes after takeoff from Hmwabi Airbase, while climbing, the aircraft flew through cumulonimbus, went out of control and crashed in a field. All 41 occupants, among them 37 wounded soldiers transferred back home after being released by Japanese troops, were killed.

    Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 41 fatalities