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| Date: | Friday 9 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-101152 |
| MSN: | 30607 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | between China and India -
 Unknown country
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
C-46A #42-101152, nicknamed Stork, went missing during a cargo flight from Kunming, China to Chabua, India. Instrument weather conditions prevailed at that time.
The whereabouts of this plane and the three crew members remains unknown by 2025.
Sources:
MACR 12026
http://p40hawksnest.com/Curtiss/Types/C-46/C-46A42-101152/C-46A42-101152.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2025 05:04 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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