ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando 44-78691 Iwo Jima Air Base (IWO), Japan
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Date:Saturday 16 November 1946
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 44-78691
MSN: 22514
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Total:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:24 km (15 mls) off Iwo Jima Air Base (IWO), Japan (   Pacific Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Guam-Agana NAS (NGM), Guam
Destination airport:Iwo Jima Air Base (IWO/RJAW), Japan
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» Chicago Tribune


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Distance from Guam-Agana NAS to Iwo Jima Air Base as the crow flies is 1301 km (813 miles).

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.
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