Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 1 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-24691
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
An engine fire resulted in a catastrophic crash of an aircraft within the China-Burma-India theatre of operations. The incident occurred in Indo China.An engine fire resulted in a catastrophic crash of an aircraft within the China-Burma-India theatre of operations. The incident occurred in Indo China.
Description
Crashed due to engine fire. Indo China in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations.
Source of Information
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