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| Date: | Friday 26 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-61058 |
| MSN: | 26933 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,2 km from Natal-Parnamirim Field, RN (NAT) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Natal-Parnamirim Field, RN (NAT/SBNT) |
After take off from Natal-Parnamirim Airport, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field some 1,2 km past the runway end. Both pilots were killed while all three passengers were injured.
Sources:
BAAA-ACRO
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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