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| Date: | Friday 14 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-3631 |
| MSN: | 26764 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Qujing, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Chanyi Airport |
Damaged beyond repair in landing accident near Chanyi, Qujing.
All USAAF servicemen casualty in China on this date were probably from another C-46 that crashed in Kunming, thus this landing accident was probably not fatal.
Sources:
https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-42-3578-to-42-3683-curtiss-c-46a-35-cu-c-46a-36-cu-commando/commando-42-3631.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2024 06:54 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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