1945 United States Air Force DC-3 crash

On March 3, 1945, a Douglas C-47-DL crashed near Ledo Airfield in Assam, India. A total of 27 people were killed, including Leona Thomey and 14 other female nurses. The crash was caused after a pilot went to low trying to land.

Accident
As the flight was approaching its' destination, it made a turn too low due to fog, and crashed onto the ground and burned. The accident was the single highest fatality of American female nurses in World War II, and at the time was the third-worst air accident ever in India.

Passengers and crew
There were 27 occupants on board, of which 25 people were passengers and two were crew members. This is an incomplete list of passengers and crew members. Lukaszczyk was a co-pilot.