Narrative:
Three of the four crew members bailed out when the engines lost power due to carburettor icing.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 20 June 1944 |
| Time: | 01:25 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24699 |
| MSN: | 26620 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 43 km (26.9 mls) S of Ninchangwang ( Myanmar)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chabua Air Force Station, India |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
Three of the four crew members bailed out when the engines lost power due to carburettor icing.
Sources:
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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 Chabua Air Force Station to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 803 km (502 miles).
Distance from Chabua Air Force Station to Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield as the crow flies is 803 km (502 miles).
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