Accident Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando 41-24677, Sunday 4 June 1944
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Date:Sunday 4 June 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 41-24677
MSN: 26598
Year of manufacture:1943
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Chittagong Airfield (CGP) -   Bangladesh
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Chittagong-Patenga Airport (CGP/VGEG)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed after engine failure on takeoff.

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