Date & Time:
Jul 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-12298
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tezpur - Kunming
MSN:
26425
YOM:
1943
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
5
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to arrive at Kunming-Wujiaba Airport following a flight from Tezpur, Assam. Weather conditions were poor over the area at the time of the accident and the wreckage was never recovered. Supposed to have crashed somewhere in the mountains located east of India. Lost without trace.
Crew:
1st Lt Willie L. Bryce,
1st Lt Jack M. Reamer,
F/O Ernest M. Wilcox,
S/Sgt Thomas G. Miranda,
S/Sgt Walter A. Shearer.
Crew:
1st Lt Willie L. Bryce,
1st Lt Jack M. Reamer,
F/O Ernest M. Wilcox,
S/Sgt Thomas G. Miranda,
S/Sgt Walter A. Shearer.
