Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 29 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-3574
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-46A CommandoC-46A Commando
A Curtiss C-46A Commando, registration 42-3574, was lost during a cargo transportation flight from Misamari, India, to Myitkyina, Burma, and then to Yankai, China, following a hostile attack by enemy fighters. The pilot was unable to bail out and tragically died in the crash.A Curtiss C-46A Commando, registration 42-3574, was lost during a cargo transportation flight from Misamari, India, to Myitkyina, Burma, and then to Yankai, China, following a hostile attack by enemy fighters. The pilot was unable to bail out and tragically died in the crash.
Description
A Curtiss C-46A Commando, 42-3574, assigned to 10th Air Force, Air Transport Command, 1328th Air Base Unit, Station 11, departed the airfield at Misamari, India, on a cargo transportation flight to Myitkyina, Burma, then across the Himalayas, to the airfield at Yankai, China. The C-46A was attacked and set afire by enemy fighters and the crew had to bail out. The pilot was unable to bail out and died in the crash.
Source of Information
https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-3574.htmlhttps://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-3574.htmlPrimary Cause
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