Narrative:
The airplane crashed into a mountain near Atsugi under unknown circumstances. Both pilots died in the crash.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 September 1945 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-78455 |
| MSN: | 22278 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Atsugi NAS (NJA) ( Japan)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biak (unknown airport), Indonesia |
| Atsugi NAS (NJA/RJTA), Japan |
The airplane crashed into a mountain near Atsugi under unknown circumstances. Both pilots died in the crash.
Sources:
» pacificwrecks.com» planelogger.com
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