Accident Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando 42-101045,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338418
 

Date:Sunday 25 March 1945
Time:21:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-101045
MSN: 30500
Year of manufacture:1944
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:150 km SSW of Luliang -   China
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Misamari Air Base
Destination airport:Kunming-Wujiaba Airfield (KMG/ZPPP)
Narrative:
The flight crew bailed out after fuel was exhausted.

Sources:

MACR
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)

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