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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.
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| Date: | jeudi 26 octobre 1944 |
| Heure: | 06:03 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 42-96716 |
| Numéro de série: | 30378 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 7 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 7 |
| Victime de la collision: | victimes: 5 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Reno AAB, NV ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | Inconnu (UNK) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Reno AAB, NV, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Reno AAB, NV, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
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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