Narrative:
Crash-landed after diverting to Dinjan. At least one occupant killed.
» China Airlift--the Hump, Volume 3 / edited by John G. Martin
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 16 June 1944 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-60993 |
| MSN: | 26868 |
| 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: | Dinjan ( India)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Chabua Airfield (VECA), India |
Crash-landed after diverting to Dinjan. At least one occupant killed.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» China Airlift--the Hump, Volume 3 / edited by John G. Martin
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