Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 29 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-61039
Location: Qujing, Yunnan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft engine/systemAircraft engine/system
Category: Accident
A cargo flight involving the Curtiss C-46 aircraft #42-61039 crashed 23km east of Chanyi, Yunnan, China. Four fatalities were reported. The pilot was 1st Lt Edmund E. O?Fallon.A cargo flight involving the Curtiss C-46 aircraft #42-61039 crashed 23km east of Chanyi, Yunnan, China. Four fatalities were reported. The pilot was 1st Lt Edmund E. O?Fallon.
Description
During a cargo flight, the Curtiss C-46 #42-61039 went missing 23km east of Chanyi, Yunnan, China [MACR: 06607]. It was found to have crashed (4/4 fatalities). Pilot: 1st Lt Edmund E. O?Fallon
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-42-60942/commando-42-61039.html, https://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/missing-aircrew-reports/macr-06607-42-61039.cfmhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-42-60942/commando-42-61039.html, https://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/missing-aircrew-reports/macr-06607-42-61039.cfmPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
