Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 16 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-96713
Location: Yibin, Sichuan Province? –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Curtiss C-46 CommandoCurtiss C-46 Commando
Category: Accident
A domestic cargo flight involving the Curtiss C-46 Commando, registration 14388, disappeared between Luliang, Yunnan and Hsinching, Sichuan on 2024. No evidence of the aircraft or its occupants has been found, and all four individuals are presumed dead. The flight was last radioed over Ipin [=Yibin], Sichuan.A domestic cargo flight involving the Curtiss C-46 Commando, registration 14388, disappeared between Luliang, Yunnan and Hsinching, Sichuan on 2024. No evidence of the aircraft or its occupants has been found, and all four individuals are presumed dead. The flight was last radioed over Ipin [=Yibin], Sichuan.
Description
[MACR 14388] The Curtiss C-46 Commando registered 42-96713 was operating a domestic cargo flight between Luliang, Yunnan and Hsinching, Sichuan when it went missing. In the last radio communication, the crew said that they were over Ipin [=Yibin], Sichuan. As of 2024, no evidence suggests that this aircraft and its crew have been found. All four occupants were presumed dead. 1st Lt Robert M. Cole, Pilot 2nd Lt Robert E. Smith, Copilot Sgt Charles F. Flynn, Jr, Engineer Sgt John L. Vousden, Radio Operator
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/missing-aircrew-reports/macr-14388-42-96713.cfm, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-42-96529-to-42-96802-curtiss-c-46a-45-cu-c-46d-1-cu-commando/commando-42-96713.html, https://marionveterans.home.blog/2022/12/16/sgt-john-l-vousden-missing-in-action-1944, https://www.cnac.org/changchihchong01.htmhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/missing-aircrew-reports/macr-14388-42-96713.cfm, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-42-96529-to-42-96802-curtiss-c-46a-45-cu-c-46d-1-cu-commando/commando-42-96713.html, https://marionveterans.home.blog/2022/12/16/sgt-john-l-vousden-missing-in-action-1944, https://www.cnac.org/changchihchong01.htmPrimary Cause
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