ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340277
Date: | Sunday 20 February 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 41-24724 |
MSN: | 26645 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 16 km NNE of Mangnung -
India
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP) |
Destination airport: | Misamari Air Base |
Narrative:The aircraft was enroute from Kunming, China to Misamari, India. The pilot was apparently lost in extremely bad weather. Radio contact was very poor. Last radio contact:
724: "We are at 8,000 feet can you see my lights? Can you see my lights! We are still in the rain."
TE: "Negative on the lights."
724: "TC. TC. There's that mountain again. (30 second interval) Oh, we may hit it yet!. (Noise like lightning a few seconds later or possible crash of the airplane)
The ground bearings were erroneous and the aircraft was not located.
Sources:
MIA Recoveries - Crash Site Reports Location
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