Narrative:
Crashed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 2 June 1949 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 Commando |
| Operator: | Central Air Transport |
| Registration: | XT-520 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 320 km (200 mls) N of Chongqing ( China)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (CAN/ZGGG), China |
| Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK), China |
Crashed.
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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 Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport to Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport as the crow flies is 975 km (609 miles).
Distance from Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport to Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport as the crow flies is 975 km (609 miles).
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