NOVEMBER 16, 1944
TAKEOFF FROM YUNNANYI


From Fletcher Hank's, "WHEN AND HOW THE CNAC CRASHES HAPPENED ON THE HUMP AND ITS ENVIRONS DURING WWII" (hand-dated 5/4/02)

Julius Petach, 11/16/44, C-47 #98.
No fatalities. Plane crashed on runway at Yunnanyi when radio operator flying as copilot, pulled landing gear before airborne. Ship repaired.
Source: Don McBride's log.


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