Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-23600
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-46A aircraftC-46A aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-46A aircraft, registration 42-23600, operating as part of the India-China Wing ATC, departed Missamari, India, on a cargo flight to Kunming, China, at approximately 02:22 hours local. The flight did not arrive at its destination.A C-46A aircraft, registration 42-23600, operating as part of the India-China Wing ATC, departed Missamari, India, on a cargo flight to Kunming, China, at approximately 02:22 hours local. The flight did not arrive at its destination.
Description
The C-46A, 42-23600, assigned to the India-China Wing ATC, Station 11, departed Missamari, India, on a cargo flight to Kunming, China, at about 02:22 hours local. The aircraft did not arrive at its destination.
Source of Information
https://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-23600.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttps://www.miac47burmawwii.org/42-23600.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Possible navigational error or miscalculation of flight path.Possible navigational error or miscalculation of flight path.Share on:
