Last updated: 12 December 2019
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | dimanche 20 février 1944 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 41-24724 |
| Numéro de série: | 26645 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1943 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 16 km (10 milles) NNE of Mangnung ( Inde)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), Chine |
| Misamari Air Base, Inde |
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:
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