Narrative:
Crashed after one of the engines caught fire. Four crew members and forty wounded American soldiers died in the crash.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 23 May 1945 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commado |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-77507 |
| MSN: | 32903 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 40 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Taillefontaine ( France)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Crashed after one of the engines caught fire. Four crew members and forty wounded American soldiers died in the crash.
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