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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-5-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-12319 |
| MSN: | 26446 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kunming, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after takeoff from Kunming, Yunnan, China following a left engine fire.
Captain: Bernard F. PARKHAM (not a fatality)
No fatality of USAAF serviceman was recorded in China on this date
Sources:
AAIR
https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2024 06:59 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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