Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-3575
Location: 31 km NE of Shingowlyang –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: C-46 CommandoC-46 Commando
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46 Commando crashed near Shingowlyang, Burma, approximately 19 miles north of Sookerating, India, resulting in the deaths of the crew. The aircraft was dispatched to Kunming, China, for a return flight.A Curtiss C-46 Commando crashed near Shingowlyang, Burma, approximately 19 miles north of Sookerating, India, resulting in the deaths of the crew. The aircraft was dispatched to Kunming, China, for a return flight.
Description
A Curtiss C-46 Commando, 42-3575, assigned to 10th Air Force, Air Transport Command, 1337th Air Base Unit, departed the airfield at Sookerating, India, on a flight to the airfield at Kunming, China, and return. A report was made that the C-46 was found, crashed, about 19 miles NE of Shingowlyang, Burma, and the crew was killed.
Source of Information
https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-3575.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttps://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-3575.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
