Incident Curtiss C-46 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223504
 
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Date:Tuesday 13 April 1948
Time:noon
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:W of Kiangwan -   China
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Shanghai/Kiangwan
Destination airport:Tsingtao
Narrative:
Crashed in a suburb of Shanghai. Eleven occupants injured. Plane turned back when one engine failed after taking-off for Tsingtao.

Sources:

The Straits Times 14 April 1948, p1/15 April 1948, p2
Singapore Free Press 14 April 1948, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Mar-2019 15:48 TB Added
03-Apr-2019 08:53 TB Updated [Source]
03-Apr-2019 09:16 TB Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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