Narrative:
Crashed.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1944 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24694 |
| MSN: | 26615 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Chittagong and Imphal ( Unknown country)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chittagong Airport, Bangladesh |
| Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF/VEIM), India |
Crashed.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» MACR
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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 Chittagong Airport to Imphal Municipal Airport as the crow flies is 349 km (218 miles).
Distance from Chittagong Airport to Imphal Municipal Airport as the crow flies is 349 km (218 miles).
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