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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-47114 |
| MSN: | 185 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dali Prefecture/Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The C-46 plunged into the ground after the crew had bailed out after an engine failure 24 km W of Yunglung[Yunlong County], Yunnan Province, China, right on the Dali-Nujiang border. All four crew members were uninjured.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-curtiss-c-46a-55-ck-near-yunlong
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2025 05:19 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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