Narrative:
A Curtiss C-46A Commando went missing en route between Kunming, China and Sookerating, India. Last radio contact was when the crew radioed another aircraft for a bearing. It is believed the crew were lost.
The aircraft was located in 2000 and the remains of the crew were recovered in 2002.
» Laredo Morning Times, February 9, 2001
» U.S. fliers' remains recovered in Tibet (St. Petersburg Times, October 1, 2002)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 27 March 1944 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24688 |
| MSN: | 26609 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Langko ( China)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
| Sookerating Air Base, India |
A Curtiss C-46A Commando went missing en route between Kunming, China and Sookerating, India. Last radio contact was when the crew radioed another aircraft for a bearing. It is believed the crew were lost.
The aircraft was located in 2000 and the remains of the crew were recovered in 2002.
Sources:
» MACR» Laredo Morning Times, February 9, 2001
» U.S. fliers' remains recovered in Tibet (St. Petersburg Times, October 1, 2002)
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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 Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield to Sookerating Air Base as the crow flies is 765 km (478 miles).
Distance from Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield to Sookerating Air Base as the crow flies is 765 km (478 miles).
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