Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 18 November 1943
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-12417
Location: Kunming, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-46 #41-12417C-46 #41-12417
Category: Accident
A fatal accident occurred in Kunming, Yunnan, China, following the crew dance-out. Three USAAF servicemen were recorded to have died in China on this day, and could not be assigned to other crashed airplanes. The accident involved C-46 #41-12417.A fatal accident occurred in Kunming, Yunnan, China, following the crew dance-out. Three USAAF servicemen were recorded to have died in China on this day, and could not be assigned to other crashed airplanes. The accident involved C-46 #41-12417.
Description
Destroyed in a fatal accident E of Kunming, Yunnan, China after the crew bailed out. [MACR 1207] Pilot: R. C. Nethaway (not a fatality) Three USAAF servicemen who were recorded to have died in China on this day and could not be assigned to other crashed airplanes were likely victims of the accident involving C-46 #41-12417. They are: Toby HUNT John J. DOYLE Joseph SCHWARTZ
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/missing-aircrew-reports/macr-01207-41-12417.cfm, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-41-12384-to-41-12433-curtiss-c-46a-15-cu-commando/commando-41-12417.html, https://aafcollection.com/items/detail.php?key=120&pkg=lx, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/missing-aircrew-reports/macr-01207-41-12417.cfm, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-41-12384-to-41-12433-curtiss-c-46a-15-cu-commando/commando-41-12417.html, https://aafcollection.com/items/detail.php?key=120&pkg=lx, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlPrimary Cause
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