Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 October 1943
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-24667
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
An engine failure resulted in a forced evacuation of the aircraft, leading to a crash in the China-Burma-India region.An engine failure resulted in a forced evacuation of the aircraft, leading to a crash in the China-Burma-India region.
Description
Engine failure forced the crew members to bail out. The aircraft crashed somewhere in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations.
Source of Information
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