Date: | Monday 8 January 1951 |
Time: | |
Type: | Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 44-78270 |
MSN: | 33666 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | OT |
Location: | Chungju (K-41) Air Base -
South Korea
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:A USAF Curtiss C-46D transport plane, 44-78505 (msn 44-78505), crashed at Chungju (K-41) Air Base in South Korea. The airplane struck and damaged two other C-46 aircraft, 44-78270 (msn 33666) and 44-78462 (msn 22285).
Sources:
Korean War Aircraft Loss Database (KORWALD) Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR) Images:
photo (c) John O. Thompson; Chonju Air Base; 08 January 1951
photo (c) John O. Thompson; Chonju Air Base; 08 January 1951
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