Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando in Sde Avraham
Date & Time:
Jun 26, 1949
Operator:
Registration:
4X-ACG
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
30575
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
At liftoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames. All 13 occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by several explosions as it was carrying land-mines on behalf of the Israeli Air Force.
