ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336380
| Date: | Sunday 26 June 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force) |
| Registration: | 4X-ACG |
| MSN: | 30575 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Avraham -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed in the Negev Desert shortly after takeoff. The C-46 was loaded with land-mines and burned out.
One report indicates that the accident happened in October 1948.
Sources:
The 'other' Airlift / Air Enthusiast 44
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