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| Date: | Tuesday 20 June 1944 |
| Time: | 01:25 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24699 |
| MSN: | 26620 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 43 km S of Ninchangwang -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chabua Air Force Station |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP) |
Three of the four crew members bailed out when the engines lost power due to carburettor icing.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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