24 Mar 1944, on way from Imphal to Lalaghat, Maj Gen Orde Wingate, DSO & Two Bars, died, aged 41 in an overloaded USAAF B-25 bomber that crashed.

 24 Mar 1944, on way from Imphal to Lalaghat, Maj Gen Orde Wingate, DSO & Two Bars, died, aged 41 in an overloaded USAAF B-25 bomber that crashed. Famous for the creation of Chindit deep-penetration missions in Japanese-held territory during the Burma Campaign.