Accident Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando 42-101205, Sunday 24 June 1945
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Date:Sunday 24 June 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-101205
MSN: 30660
Fatalities:Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Pajao -   Myanmar
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
This plane crashed and burned near Pajao, Burma. 25 aboard, 4 American crew (All 4 AM) and 21 Chinese soldiers, were killed.

Sources:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/airforce/asp/AF_Monthly_1945Jun_O.asp

"The Aluminum Trail: How & Where They Died, China-Burma-India WWII 1942-1945" By Chick Marrs Quinn

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jun-2025 05:05 info.ww2.caf Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ]

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