Narrative:
Crashed due to engine failure.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 15 September 1943 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-5-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-12309 |
| MSN: | 26436 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | E of Fort Hertz ( Myanmar)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK), China |
| Chabua Airfield (VECA), India |
Crashed due to engine failure.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport to Chabua Airfield as the crow flies is 1145 km (716 miles).
Distance from Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport to Chabua Airfield as the crow flies is 1145 km (716 miles).
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