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| Date: | Thursday 29 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-47140 |
| MSN: | 211 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Chinkiang Air Base |
The C-46 landed too long and hot. The pilot was forced to ground loop the airplane off the side of runway, to avoid running off a high embankment at the end of runway. The pilot was under strain as he had just witnessed a mid-air explosion of a North American B-25 Mitchell airplane landing at night.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
CBI Unit Lineages and History
https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-43-47033-to-43-47202-curtiss-c-46a-55-ck-commando/commando-43-47140.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2024 12:09 | RDV | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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