Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 June 1945
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-96594
Location: near Chabua Airfield –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Fuel systemFuel system
Category: Accident
A single-engine aircraft experienced a loss of fuel pressure, leading to a rapid descent and subsequent crash.A single-engine aircraft experienced a loss of fuel pressure, leading to a rapid descent and subsequent crash.
Description
Crashed after fuel exhaustion.
Source of Information
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