Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 18 January 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-24660
Location: Arunachal Pradesh –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
On August 19, 1948, a letter from the Army to Harold Ellis Greenberg’s family revealed the crash site was located 15 miles northeast of Walang, a town in Arunachal Pradesh. This site is situated near the contested China-India border. Investigation of the site has not been completed.On August 19, 1948, a letter from the Army to Harold Ellis Greenberg’s family revealed the crash site was located 15 miles northeast of Walang, a town in Arunachal Pradesh. This site is situated near the contested China-India border. Investigation of the site has not been completed.
Description
Lost during Hump transport. MACR: 01996 A letter to Harold Ellis Greenberg’s family from the Army in 1948 indicated that the crash site had been found and visited but not investigated. The family now knows this site is 15 miles northeast of Walang, a town in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. This is extremely close to the contested China-India border.
Source of Information
https://www.rshonor.org/node/11935, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56760514/william-francis-gillilandhttps://www.rshonor.org/node/11935, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56760514/william-francis-gillilandPrimary Cause
Unclear ? Requires further investigation into the circumstances of the crash.Unclear ? Requires further investigation into the circumstances of the crash.Share on:
