Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 10 October 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-96699
Location: Xinjin District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Curtiss C-46A aircraftCurtiss C-46A aircraft
Category: Accident
A mid-air collision occurred between two Curtiss C-46A aircraft, 42-96553 and 42-96699, at Hsinching. Both pilots, Captain Estes SWINDLE and Captain Elmer Miller, were killed. This incident likely involved the crew members Charles L. BARTLETT, William H. BLUM, William C. KING.A mid-air collision occurred between two Curtiss C-46A aircraft, 42-96553 and 42-96699, at Hsinching. Both pilots, Captain Estes SWINDLE and Captain Elmer Miller, were killed. This incident likely involved the crew members Charles L. BARTLETT, William H. BLUM, William C. KING.
Description
Two Curtiss C-46A, registered 42-96553 and 42-96699 respectively, were involved in a mid-air collision at Hsinching. Estes T. SWINDLE (captain of 42-96553) and Elmer E. MILLER (captain of 42-96699) were both killed. Based on the list of USAAF servicemen who died in China, the following crew members likely also perished in this mid-air collision accident: Charles L. BARTLETT William H. BLUM William C. KING
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://zschina.nanjing.gov.cn/ztzl/bwgjl/202409/t20240902_4755537.htmlPrimary Cause
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