Incident Curtiss C-46 115,
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Date:Thursday 1 May 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46
Owner/operator:ROC Air Force - 11th Squadron
Registration: 115
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kunming, Yunnan Province -   China
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff owing to engine failure, killing the entire crew. However, the total number of fatalities was unknown because no information is available regarding passenger.

Sources:

Tang, F. 2019. History of the airlift unit of ROC Air Force. Part six. ROC Air Force Bimonthly Journal, 671: 124-153. (in Chinese)

Revision history:

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