Incident Overview
Date: Monday 15 January 1945
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-96597
Location: –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed in the China-Burma-India region, resulting in fatalities.A commercial aircraft crashed in the China-Burma-India region, resulting in fatalities.
Description
The aircraft crashed somewhere in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff or landing.Mechanical failure during takeoff or landing.Share on:
