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| Date: | Sunday 6 May 1945 |
| Time: | 12:54 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-77839 |
| MSN: | 33235 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hindhead -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Newbury-Greenham Common RAF Station (EWY/EGVI) |
A 8/10 cloud coverage at 600 feet caused the pilot to fly very low. The C-46 entered a valley where it struck the Gee tower about 1000m south east of the Gibbets Hill Gee tower. The airplane lost its right wing and crashed.
Sources:
Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
UK National Trust Heritage Records : https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA193323
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2024 05:32 | JonWatson | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Apr-2025 05:49 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Category, ] |
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