Incident Overview
Date: Friday 24 December 1965
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46 Commando
Owner/operator: Unknown
Location: 15 km from Tulu –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Curtiss C-46R Commando aircraft.Curtiss C-46R Commando aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46R Commando transport plane was destroyed by fire near the Pardo plains in Tulu , Colombia. The aircraft carried an illegal cargo of American cigarettes, and it appeared the plane was registered with fake identification numbers.A Curtiss C-46R Commando transport plane was destroyed by fire near the Pardo plains in Tulu , Colombia. The aircraft carried an illegal cargo of American cigarettes, and it appeared the plane was registered with fake identification numbers.
Description
A Curtiss C-46R Commando transport plane was destroyed by fire on the Pardo plains near Tulu , Colombia. The airplane carried an illegal cargo of American cigarettes. The crew had fled the scene when police arrived at the wreck. It appeared the airplane carried the fake registration marks HK-597-W.
Source of Information
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Illegal cargo operation involving cigarettes.Illegal cargo operation involving cigarettes.Share on:
