Incident Overview
Date: Friday 31 December 1943
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-24641
Location: near Mohanbari –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft fuel system.Aircraft fuel system.
Category: Accident
A fuel exhaustion event occurred, resulting in the crew’s departure and subsequent aircraft crash.A fuel exhaustion event occurred, resulting in the crew’s departure and subsequent aircraft crash.
Description
Fuel exhaustion; the crew bailed out and the airplane crashed.
Source of Information
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Fuel exhaustion caused the crew to abandon the aircraft.Fuel exhaustion caused the crew to abandon the aircraft.Share on:
