Détails:
The aircraft departed Mohanbari at 21:00 UTC on a flight across the mountain range to Chanyi, China. It climbed very slowly, and had only attained an altitude of 2500 feet after twelve minutes. The pilot then noticed a fire in the right engine nacelle. Attempts to extinguish the fire failed and the pilot directed the copilot and radio operator to bail out. The pilot was not able to leave the aircraft when it crashed.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 14 juin 1945 |
| Heure: | 21:15 UTC |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Curtiss C-46A Commando |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 42-101037 |
| Numéro de série: | 30492 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 39 km (24.4 milles) WSW of Mohanbari ( Inde)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Mohanbari Air Base (MOH/VEMN), Inde |
| Chanyi Airport, Chine |
The aircraft departed Mohanbari at 21:00 UTC on a flight across the mountain range to Chanyi, China. It climbed very slowly, and had only attained an altitude of 2500 feet after twelve minutes. The pilot then noticed a fire in the right engine nacelle. Attempts to extinguish the fire failed and the pilot directed the copilot and radio operator to bail out. The pilot was not able to leave the aircraft when it crashed.
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