Status: | |
Date: | Friday 14 September 1945 |
Type: | Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando |
Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 44-78436 |
MSN: | 22259 |
First flight: | 1945 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Chihkiang ( China)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Fatal accident. Pilot Lt Vachel Worthingten Anderson (22) among the fatalities.
Sources:
» Evening Star 20 September 1945, pA2
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Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.