Last updated: 25 October 2021
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| Date: | Sunday 25 March 1945 |
| Time: | 21:05 UTC |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-101045 |
| MSN: | 30500 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 150 km (93.8 mls) SSW of Luliang ( China)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Misamari Air Base, India |
| Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP), China |
The flight crew bailed out after fuel was exhausted.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustionSources:
» MACR» 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.
