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| Date: | Saturday 11 August 1945 |
| Time: | 22:28 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-47210 |
| MSN: | 281 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kunming, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Curtiss C-46A #43-47210 took off from Kunming airbase, loaded with drums of gasoline. Approximately 2 min after takeoff an explosion was seen about a mile off the runway's end. It was discovered that this C-46 had come down and all four crew members had perished. Because the wreckage was incinerated by post-crash fire, the cause of the accident could not been established.
Sources:
MACR 15939
https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-43-47203-to-43-47304-curtiss-c-46a-60-ck-commando/commando-43-47210.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2025 13:26 | RDV | Added |
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