UK Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando 42-60997,
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Date:Sunday 30 July 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-60997
MSN: 26872
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:UK
Location:Kunming, Yunnan Province -   China
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
The aircraft was destroyed in belly-landing. Pilot Charles B. COX survived.

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-royce-oualline/60956830/
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=51382

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-May-2024 09:10 RDV Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]

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