Incident Curtiss C-46 ? ,
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Date:Saturday 20 October 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46 ?
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Peking -   China
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
One of the planes rushing Chinese Government soldiers from the south crashed near Peiping, killing the American crew and more than 50 soldiers. Typ and operator not reported but possible.

Sources:

The Sun 20 October 1945, p1 (AAP)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Oct-2019 16:34 TB Added
19-Mar-2020 09:30 DG333 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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