Incident Overview
Date: xx Sep 1947
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46
Owner/operator: ROC Air Force
Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-46 aircraftC-46 aircraft
Category: Accident

On September 1947, a Curtiss C-46 aircraft operated by the ROC Air Force veered off runway during takeoff in Kunming and collided with a bunker. Pilot Tiejian Sheng was fatally injured.On September 1947, a Curtiss C-46 aircraft operated by the ROC Air Force veered off runway during takeoff in Kunming and collided with a bunker. Pilot Tiejian Sheng was fatally injured.
Description
On an unspecified date in Sep. 1947, a Curtiss C-46 operated by ROC Air Force veered off runway during takeoff in Kunming and collided with bunker. Pilot Tiejian SHENG was fatally injured.
Source of Information
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Runway takeoff error during takeoff.Runway takeoff error during takeoff.Share on: