Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 04 FEB 1945 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 42-107386 |
| Constructienummer: | 27073 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 32 / inzittenden: 33 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 34 / inzittenden: 35 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | W of Karoi (India)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Chabua Air Force Base, India |
| Karachi (unknown airport), Pakistan |
Over a remote jungle location approx. 55 mi NW of Jorhat, the C-46 transport aircraft developed mechanical problems and caught on fire. It crashed near the summit ridge of a jungle-covered hill at 6559 feet and burned.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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