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| Date: | Tuesday 29 January 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-78226 |
| MSN: | 33622 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yangtze River Estuary -
 China
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jinan Airport (TNA/ZSTN) |
| Shanghai-Jiangwan Airport |
The airplane crashed close to the southern bank of Yangtze River in thick fog, near the border between Shanghai and Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Four crew members and seven passengers lost their lives in the accident.
The were conflicting records about the accident sequence.
Sources:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56749682/jarvis-d-maddux
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/curtiss-c-46d-15-cu-commando-luojingzhen-11-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2024 07:32 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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