Accident Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando 42-23600,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339997
 

Date:Thursday 25 May 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-23600
MSN: 26733
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing, written off
Category:Accident
Location: -   Unknown country
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP)
Narrative:
The C-46A, 42-23600, assigned to the India-China Wing ATC, Station 11, departed Missamari, India, on a cargo flight to Kunming, China, at about 02:22 hours local. The aircraft did not arrive at its destination.

Sources:

miac47burmawwii.org
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)

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