Date & Time:
May 17, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-12300
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
26427
YOM:
1943
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was apparently returning to base in Assam when the airplane caught fire in flight. The pilot made an emergency landing in a field and all occupants escaped uninjured. The airplane was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
In-flight fire of unknown origin.
