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The C-46 transport plane operated on a military cargo flight from Buffalo, NY to Patterson Field, OH carrying 8000 pounds of cargo. A fire started in the area of the fuel cross-feed valve, APU and gasoline heater. The floor structure weakened due to the intense fire and collapsed. The airplane descended on fire and crashed into trees.
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
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| Date: | vendredi 26 janvier 1945 |
| Heure: | 20:15 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 42-3669 |
| Numéro de série: | 26802 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 4 km (2.5 milles) S of Bell Center, OH ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Buffalo Airport, NY, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Dayton-Wright Patterson AAF, OH (FFO/KFFO), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The C-46 transport plane operated on a military cargo flight from Buffalo, NY to Patterson Field, OH carrying 8000 pounds of cargo. A fire started in the area of the fuel cross-feed valve, APU and gasoline heater. The floor structure weakened due to the intense fire and collapsed. The airplane descended on fire and crashed into trees.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
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