Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-12397
Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Both aircraft’s flight control systems and navigational equipment.Both aircraft’s flight control systems and navigational equipment.
Category: Accident
On July 12, 1943, a mid-air collision occurred between two aircraft, the Curtiss C-46A 41-12397 and the Consolidated B-24D 42-40103, over Chengkung Airbase. Both aircraft experienced significant damage and were lost.On July 12, 1943, a mid-air collision occurred between two aircraft, the Curtiss C-46A 41-12397 and the Consolidated B-24D 42-40103, over Chengkung Airbase. Both aircraft experienced significant damage and were lost.
Description
Mid-air collision between Curtiss C-46A 41-12397 and Consolidated B-24D 42-40103 over Chengkung Airbase. No survivor from either plane. [Year as 1943 in some records] crew of C-46: Pilot 1st Lt. Henry C. Stevenson, Jr. Copilot 2nd Lt. John F. Tone, Jr. Engineer Cpl. Joseph P. Hatzenbeller Radio op Pfc. Robert E. Boyer
Source of Information
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=36880http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=36880Primary Cause
A miscalculation of altitude and separation caused by a rapid turn by the C-46A resulted in a collision.A miscalculation of altitude and separation caused by a rapid turn by the C-46A resulted in a collision.Share on:
