Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 March 1945
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-1-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-96786
Location: near Darwin, NT –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed in the Darwin River on February 21, 1945.A commercial aircraft crashed in the Darwin River on February 21, 1945.
Description
Reported crashed in the Darwin River. Date also reported as 21 FEB 1945.
Primary Cause
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