Descripción del Accidente ASN 14 JUN 1945 Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando 44-77948 - Oakridge, MS
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Fecha:jueves 14 junio 1945
Hora:11:20
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando
Operador:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registración: 44-77948
Numéro de série: 33344
Año de Construcción: 1945
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 14 / Ocupantes: 15
Total:Fatalidades: 17 / Ocupantes: 18
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:8,5 km (5.3 milles) SE of Oakridge, MS (   Estados Unidos de América)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Militar
Aeropuerto de Salida:Dallas (unknown airport), TX, Estados Unidos de América
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Jackson Municipal Airport, MS (JAN/KJAN), Estados Unidos de América
Descripción:
The C-46 transport plane departed Dallas on a passenger flight to Jackson. It was flying at an altitude of 3000 feet when the wing was struck by lightning. The crew could not maintain altitude and the airplane crashed into a wooded area.

Fuentes:
» 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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