Narrative:
Crashed in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations while on a cargo flight from Mohanbari to Yangkai.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 5 November 1943 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-5-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-12322 |
| MSN: | 26449 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Mohanbari and Yangkai ( Unknown country)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mohanbari Air Base (MOH/VEMN), India |
| Yangkai Airfield, China |
Crashed in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations while on a cargo flight from Mohanbari to Yangkai.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Mohanbari Air Base to Yangkai Airfield as the crow flies is 833 km (521 miles).
Distance from Mohanbari Air Base to Yangkai Airfield as the crow flies is 833 km (521 miles).
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