Détails:
The C-46 aircraft departed Chanyi, China at 09:40Z for Misamari, India. Winds were reported out of the SW at 80 - 100 mph at altitudes greater than 18,000 ft. and severe icing below 21,000 ft. No radio contact was received after it departed Chanyi. It was later found to have crashed at 3679 feet elevation on a jungle hill.
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| Date: | samedi 29 janvier 1944 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Curtiss C-46A-25-CU Commando |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 41-24739 |
| Numéro de série: | 26660 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1943 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | NE of Rilu ( Inde)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Chanyi Airport, Chine |
| Misamari Air Base, Inde |
The C-46 aircraft departed Chanyi, China at 09:40Z for Misamari, India. Winds were reported out of the SW at 80 - 100 mph at altitudes greater than 18,000 ft. and severe icing below 21,000 ft. No radio contact was received after it departed Chanyi. It was later found to have crashed at 3679 feet elevation on a jungle hill.
Sources:
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