Narrative:
The crew bailed out after the airplane suffered mechanical problems. The airplane crashed near Hsinking (now named Changchun).
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 13 October 1944 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24711 |
| MSN: | 26632 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Changchun ( China)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The crew bailed out after the airplane suffered mechanical problems. The airplane crashed near Hsinking (now named Changchun).
Sources:
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