ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando 44-77861 Long Man Hill
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Date:Sunday 6 May 1945
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 44-77861
MSN: 33257
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Long Man Hill (   United Kingdom)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Beauvais-Tillé Advanced Landing Ground A-61 (BVA/LFOB), France
Narrative:
The Curtiss C-46D was carrying lumber and mail to France. After flying into a cloud, the airplane struck the top of Long Man Hill. All four crew members died in the crash.
The flight departed RAF Snetterton Heath.

Sources:
» www.940arw.afrc.af.mil
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)


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