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| Date: | Monday 29 January 1945 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-101157 |
| MSN: | 30612 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tacloban, Leyte Province -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
C-46D #42-101157, while cleared to takeoff and while attempting to takeoff from Tacloban, Leyte Island, Philippines, was directed to clear the runway immediately.
A C-54, without the knowledge of the radio tower, was attempting to land on the same runway. C-46D #42-101157, while attempting to avoid a collision, veered off and ended up hitting two Consolidated Liberators (one being F-7B #44-40659) and another C-46, #42-101039.
C-46D #42-101157, C-46 #42-101039, and F-7B #44-40659 were destroyed. Five crew members aboard C-46D #42-101157 and three aboard F-7B #44-40659 died. Furthermore, another officer, Leonard H. Busch, was supposedly killed aboard C-46 #42-101039.
Sources:
MACR 15854
https://theyweresoldiers.com/index.php/tag/c-46d-42-101157
https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-42-101036-to-42-101235-curtiss-c-46a-50-cu-c-46d-5-cu-commando/commando-42-101039.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2025 03:11 | RDV | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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