Narrative:
The C-46 landed too long and hot. The pilot was forced to ground loop the airplane off the side of runway, to avoid running off a high embankment at the end of runway. The pilot was under strain as he had just witnessed a mid-air explosion of a B-25 landing at night.
» CBI Unit Lineages and History
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 29 March 1945 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-47140 |
| MSN: | 211 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Chinkiang Air Base ( China)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Chinkiang Air Base, China |
The C-46 landed too long and hot. The pilot was forced to ground loop the airplane off the side of runway, to avoid running off a high embankment at the end of runway. The pilot was under strain as he had just witnessed a mid-air explosion of a B-25 landing at night.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» CBI Unit Lineages and History
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