Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 November 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-61009
Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A takeoff accident in Kunming, Yunnan, China resulted in the complete damage to the aircraft beyond repair. Pilot Donald Herbert Leaman survived. There were no USAAF service fatalities in China on this date.A takeoff accident in Kunming, Yunnan, China resulted in the complete damage to the aircraft beyond repair. Pilot Donald Herbert Leaman survived. There were no USAAF service fatalities in China on this date.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in Kunming, Yunnan, China in a takeoff accident. Pilot: Donald Herbert Leaman (survived) No USAAF serviceman fatality in China was recorded on this date.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.html, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-42-60942/commando-42-61009.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.html, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-42-60942/commando-42-61009.htmlPrimary Cause
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