Gear-up landing Incident Curtiss C-46A-CU 41-5166,
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Date:Thursday 6 August 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46A-CU
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 41-5166
MSN: 26368
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Buffalo Muni Airport, NY -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Curtiss Aircraft Factory, Buffalo, NY
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Belly landing after landing gear did not deploy and circled 1,5 hours.

Sources:

Henderson Daily Dispatch 14 August 1942, p7 (photo)

Revision history:

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