Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 16 January 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-12384
Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash-landing in China. The passenger count was unclear, but there is no evidence of a USAF serviceman’s fatality on this specific date.A commercial aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash-landing in China. The passenger count was unclear, but there is no evidence of a USAF serviceman’s fatality on this specific date.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in crash-landing. Casualty was unclear. However, record shows that no USAAF serviceman died in China on this date.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlPrimary Cause
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