Unfallbericht:
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: | |
| Datum: | Sonntag 4 Dezember 1949 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Curtiss C-46D Commando |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Civil Air Transport |
| Kennzeichen: | XT-812 |
| Werknummer: | 22345 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Guangxi province ( Volksrepublik China)
|
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), Volksrepublik 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.
Informationsquelle:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 50)» The Singapore Free Press 4 January 1950, p3
» BEA
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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 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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