Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-3609
Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and landing gear.Aircraft control systems and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a significant crash-landing near Kunming, approximately 7 miles East of the city. One fatality was recorded, involving the pilot, Merlin A. Johnson.A commercial aircraft experienced a significant crash-landing near Kunming, approximately 7 miles East of the city. One fatality was recorded, involving the pilot, Merlin A. Johnson.
Description
Crash-landing, 7 miles ENE of Kunming. At least one person on board died (pilot: Merlin A. Johnson).
Source of Information
https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=22177, https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=52256https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=22177, https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=52256Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during landing.Mechanical failure during landing.Share on:
