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| Date: | Friday 23 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-96541 |
| MSN: | 30203 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 185 km N of Wadi Seidna -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after engine problems. At least nine crew members were killed.
Sources:
usaafdata.com
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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