Accident Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando 44-78604,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337125
 

Date:Tuesday 10 December 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 44-78604
MSN: 22427
Fatalities:Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 23
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:8 km SW of Osaka-Itami Air Base (ITM) -   Japan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Osaka-Itami Airport (ITM/RJOO)
Destination airport:Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF)
Narrative:
Crashed two minutes after take-off.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Dec 11, 1946

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