Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 24 November 1943
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-5-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-12287
Location: between Sookerating and Kunming –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
On July 17, 1939, a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero shot down a Douglas DC-3 aircraft carrying Copilot GW Black, Pilot RL Wilson, and crewman G. Winkleman. R/O S. Florian perished while exiting the aircraft from wing debris.On July 17, 1939, a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero shot down a Douglas DC-3 aircraft carrying Copilot GW Black, Pilot RL Wilson, and crewman G. Winkleman. R/O S. Florian perished while exiting the aircraft from wing debris.
Description
The aircraft was shot down by a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero shortly after clearing the ceiling to clear mountains. Copilot GW Black survived an 8 day walk out. Pilot RL Wilson survived as did crewman G. Winkleman. R/O S. Florian died while exiting aircraft from wing debris.
Source of Information
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