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| Date: | Friday 24 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24717 |
| MSN: | 26638 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 11 km N of Itanagar -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chabua Airfield (VECA) |
| Tezpur-Salonibari Airport (TEZ/VETZ) |
The Curtiss C-46 transport aircraft was on a cargo mission from Chabua, India to Ondal, India via Tezpur. The pilot was given night instrument clearance from Chabua to Ondal. There was light to moderate thunderstorm activity with ground fog and intermittent hail along the entire route, but with heaviest storm activity in the Tezpur and Misamari area.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
MIA Recoveries (miarecoveries.org)
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