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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-96739 |
| MSN: | 30401 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 16 km NE of Tezpur AAB -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed; at least one crew member killed.
All the information we have on this aircraft is that C-46, #42-96739, crashed 10 miles North East of Tezpur, India.
All aboard this plane were killed.
Sources:
"The Aluminum Trail: How & Where They Died, China-Burma-India WWII 1942-1945" By Chick Marrs Quinn
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2025 05:38 | info.ww2.caf | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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