Date: | Saturday 6 January 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-96721 |
MSN: | 30383 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Arunachal Pradesh -
India
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP) |
Destination airport: | Chabua Air Force Station |
Narrative:The aircraft went missing on a flight from Kunming to Chabua. Weather en route was poor with thunderstorms and severe icing.
The wreckage of the aircraft was found on a snow-covered mountain side in Arunachal Pradesh in India in January 2022.
Sources:
Missing World War II aircraft found in India after 77 years (khaleejtimes.com, 24 Jan. 2022) MACR
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR) Revision history:
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