Dinjan – Fort Hertz

On January 31, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Dinjan – Fort Hertz experienced a crash involving Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Putao Kachin State.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft left Dinjan Airport at 1330LT on a routine flight to Fort Hertz, Burma. Thirty minutes later, the aircraft was spotted by the pilot of a Hudson flying at an altitude of 7,000 feet near the city of Kamku, Arunachal Pradesh. As the aircraft failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. It is believed the aircraft may have crash in the northwestern region of Burma, northwest of Putao. Source: ASN

Aircraft reference details include registration MA929, MSN 4933, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 27.2983°, 97.0322°.