Détails:
The C-46 hit the west peak of 10,064' Mt. Baldy in the San Gabriel Mountains. Part of the wreck including the outer right wing section is located on the south slope of the mountain. The flight had departed San Bernardino AAF at 01:00 on an instrument flight to Reno.
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Nevada State Journal 6-10-1945
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | vendredi 5 octobre 1945 |
| Heure: | 01:15 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Curtiss C-46A-1-CU Commando |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 41-5190 |
| Numéro de série: | 26392 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1943 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
| Total: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 16 km (10 milles) N of Uplands, CA ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA (SBD/KSBD), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Reno AAB, NV, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The C-46 hit the west peak of 10,064' Mt. Baldy in the San Gabriel Mountains. Part of the wreck including the outer right wing section is located on the south slope of the mountain. The flight had departed San Bernardino AAF at 01:00 on an instrument flight to Reno.
Sources:
» Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 6-10-1945» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Nevada State Journal 6-10-1945
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
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