Narrative:
The C-46, carrying a cargo of petrol, force landed on a sandbar in a river after running out of fuel.
The occupants were captured by Chinese guerrilla fighters and released in 1950.
» The Singapore Free Press 4 January 1950, p3
» BEA
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 4 December 1949 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D Commando |
| Operator: | Civil Air Transport |
| Registration: | XT-812 |
| MSN: | 22345 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Guangxi province ( China)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
The C-46, carrying a cargo of petrol, force landed on a sandbar in a river after running out of fuel.
The occupants were captured by Chinese guerrilla fighters and released in 1950.
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 50)» The Singapore Free Press 4 January 1950, p3
» BEA
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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 Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 1196 km (747 miles).
Distance from Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 1196 km (747 miles).
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