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| Date: | Tuesday 17 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-77767 |
| MSN: | 33163 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-75 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mindoro Island -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Princesa Airport (PPS/RPVP) |
| Manila-Nichols Air Base (MNL/RPLL) |
Crashed on a transportation and mail run flight transporting cargo. The airplane struck a mountain side on the north-western tip of Mindoro Island in bad weather conditions.
The crew and passenger perished in the crash.
Sources:
Pacificwrecks.com
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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