Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 February 1952
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 44-78038
Location: –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft lost during a nighttime insertion mission. A double agent deployed a grenade before initiating a bailout, resulting in the aircraft’s destruction.A twin-engine aircraft lost during a nighttime insertion mission. A double agent deployed a grenade before initiating a bailout, resulting in the aircraft’s destruction.
Description
Lost during night insertion mission. Double agent detonated a grenade before bailout.
Source of Information
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/Primary Cause
Double agent detonation of a grenade.Double agent detonation of a grenade.Share on:
