Accident Curtiss C-46 Commando XT-538,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336544
 

Date:Sunday 5 December 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Owner/operator:Central Air Transport
Registration: XT-538
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 40
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Shanghai-Jiangwan Airport -   China
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Chengdu Airport (CTU/ZUUU)
Destination airport:Shanghai-Jiangwan Airport
Narrative:
Crashed on landing at Shanghai-Jiangwan (Kiangwan) airport in dense fog.
Conflicting reports indicate either nine or eleven were killed.

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 13 December 1948, p11

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