UI Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando B-916,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333392
 

Date:Sunday 4 February 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando
Owner/operator:Air America
Registration: B-916
MSN: 22362
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:UI
Location:near Xieng Khouang -   Laos
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by Communist forces while on a drop mission.

Sources:

Air America: Curtiss C-46 / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker

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