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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-12417 |
| MSN: | 26544 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kunming, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Destroyed in a fatal accident E of Kunming, Yunnan, China after the crew bailed out. [MACR 1207]
Pilot: R. C. Nethaway (not a fatality)
Three USAAF servicemen who were recorded to have died in China on this day and could not be assigned to other crashed airplanes were likely victims of the accident involving C-46 #41-12417. They are:
Toby HUNT
John J. DOYLE
Joseph SCHWARTZ
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
https://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/missing-aircrew-reports/macr-01207-41-12417.cfm
https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-41-12384-to-41-12433-curtiss-c-46a-15-cu-commando/commando-41-12417.html
https://aafcollection.com/items/detail.php?key=120&pkg=lx!series!14!120!1!title!up!20&wrp=lx!title!!12!4!title!up!100
https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2024 08:29 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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