Accident Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando 44-77335,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336445
 

Date:Saturday 5 March 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 44-77335
MSN: 32731
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 22
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Okinawa-Naha AFB (OKA) -   Japan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Okinawa-Naha AFB (OKA/ROAH)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed shortly after take-off.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
El Litoral 6 March 1949, p1

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