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| Date: | Monday 20 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-101093 |
| MSN: | 30548 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yanyuan County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed because of friendly fire.
Pilot Marshall D. Levi was killed. Another perished occupant was possibly Samuel Bowen.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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-42-101062-1.html
http://www.yizuren.com/social/shgc/47068.html
https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=22338
https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2024 08:20 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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