Accident Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando 41-24699,
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Date:Tuesday 20 June 1944
Time:01:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 41-24699
MSN: 26620
Year of manufacture:1943
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:43 km S of Ninchangwang -   Myanmar
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Chabua Air Force Station
Destination airport:Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP)
Narrative:
Three of the four crew members bailed out when the engines lost power due to carburettor icing.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)

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