Accident Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando 44-78691,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337144
 

Date:Saturday 16 November 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 44-78691
MSN: 22514
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:24 km off Iwo Jima Air Base (IWO), Japan -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Guam-Agana NAS (NGM)
Destination airport:Iwo Jima Air Base (IWO/RJAW)
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Chicago Tribune

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