Narrative:
Two Curtiss C-46 transport planes (42-96716 and 41-12357) were destroyed following a mid-air collision over Reno Army Air Base. Both aircraft were operating on a training flight. The crew of 42-96716 were following the prescribed instrument let down when the airplane was struck by 41-12357.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 26 October 1944 |
| Time: | 06:03 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-12357 |
| MSN: | 26484 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Reno AAB, NV ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Reno AAB, NV, United States of America |
| Reno AAB, NV, United States of America |
Two Curtiss C-46 transport planes (42-96716 and 41-12357) were destroyed following a mid-air collision over Reno Army Air Base. Both aircraft were operating on a training flight. The crew of 42-96716 were following the prescribed instrument let down when the airplane was struck by 41-12357.
Sources:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. MirelesPhotos
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