Narrative:
Damaged beyond repair. On takeoff the pilot lost directional control in a strong cross-wind and ran off the runway into a ditch.
» CBI Unit Lineages and History
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 5 March 1945 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-61042 |
| MSN: | 26917 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Luliang ( China)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luliang Airstrip, China |
| ? |
Damaged beyond repair. On takeoff the pilot lost directional control in a strong cross-wind and ran off the runway into a ditch.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» CBI Unit Lineages and History
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