Narrative:
The C-46 transport plane was shot down by a Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane. All crew were killed. The airplane operated on supply missions between Chittagong and Imphal.
» China Airlift--the Hump, Volume 3 / edited by John G. Martin
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 24 April 1944 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3630 |
| MSN: | 26763 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| 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 Imphal ( India)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The C-46 transport plane was shot down by a Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane. All crew were killed. The airplane operated on supply missions between Chittagong and Imphal.
Classification:
Shot down by aircraftSources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» China Airlift--the Hump, Volume 3 / edited by John G. Martin
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