ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340538
| Date: | Wednesday 24 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-5-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-12287 |
| MSN: | 26414 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | between Sookerating and Kunming -
 Unknown country
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sookerating Air Base |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP) |
The aircraft was shot down by a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero shortly after clearing the ceiling to clear mountains. Copilot GW Black survived an 8 day walk out. Pilot RL Wilson survived as did crewman G. Winkleman. R/O S. Florian died while exiting aircraft from wing debris.
Sources:
MACR
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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