Accident Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando 43-47294, Saturday 14 July 1945
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Date:Saturday 14 July 1945
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Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-47294
MSN: 365
Year of manufacture:1945
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Thamainggyi -   Myanmar
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bhamo Airport (BMO/VYBM)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. The wreckage was found on January 2006 at an elevation of 3000 feet.

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