Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 7 November 1943
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-5171
Location: near Myitkyina – ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A fatal aviation accident occurred, resulting in the loss of all five crew members. The incident involved a single aircraft crash.A fatal aviation accident occurred, resulting in the loss of all five crew members. The incident involved a single aircraft crash.

Description

Crashed. All five crew members were POW.

Source of Information

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Primary Cause

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