Last updated: 27 January 2021
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | jueves 10 mayo 1945 |
| Hora: | 12:30 |
| Tipo: |  Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 44-77406 |
| Numéro de série: | 32802 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 17 km (10.6 milles) de Dungeness ( Reino Unido)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
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A Supermarine Spitfire flew into a formation of aircraft hitting the left wing the C-46. The C-46 had its wing sheared off and spun to the ground from an altitude of 3000 feet. The Spitfire disintegrated on impact.
Fuentes:
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
