Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 9 May 1945
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-60965
Location: Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province? –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft crashed south of Mitu, Yunnan, China, following an engine failure in bad weather. The crew bailed out after the failure, and the location recorded as 40km south of Mitu by AAIR. The plane may have continued southward before crashing.A twin-engine aircraft crashed south of Mitu, Yunnan, China, following an engine failure in bad weather. The crew bailed out after the failure, and the location recorded as 40km south of Mitu by AAIR. The plane may have continued southward before crashing.
Description
Destroyed 70 km south of Mitu, Yunnan, China after the crew bailed out following an engine failure in bad weather. [erroneously quoted as 19 May 1945] Location recorded as “40km S of Mitu” by AAIR; perhaps that was the location where the crew bailed out. The plane might had continued flying southward before crashing. “Mitu” possibly refers to today’s Midu County, Dali Prefecture. Pilot: Patrick U. Dunlop (survived)
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-42-60942/commando-42-60965.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-42-60942/commando-42-60965.htmlPrimary Cause
Engine failure in bad weather.Engine failure in bad weather.Share on:
