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| Date: | Sunday 26 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24743 |
| MSN: | 26664 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Yunnanyi Airport |
Damaged beyond repair in Yunnanyi, Yunnan, China in a landing accident.
Fuselage salvaged and used as a mess for Yunnanyi aircrews.
Pilot: Vilas C. Rice (survived, later became a USAF Lt Col) [wrongly spelled Vilas G. Rice by AAIR]
Sources:
https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-41-24740-to-41-24775-curtiss-c-46a-30-cu-commando/commando-41-24743.html
Images:
photo (c) USAAF; Yunnanyi; January 1945; (publicdomain)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2024 07:19 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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