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Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando in Laohwangping

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
43-47094
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
165
YOM:
1944
Location:
Laohwangping
Guizhou
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During a night approach, the aircraft undershot and crashed. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando in Chichiang

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
43-47166
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
237
YOM:
1945
Location:
Chichiang
Chongqing
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on approach to Chichiang Airfield. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Martin PBM-5 Mariner into the China Sea: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Martin PBM Mariner
Operator:
Registration:
59126
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
59126
Location:
China Sea
All China
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While conducting a maritime patrol flight, the seaplane was shot down by Japanese fire and crashed into the China Sea, killing all 10 crew members.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Japanese fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK near Chanyi: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-48869
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
MSN:
26130/14685
YOM:
1944
Location:
Chanyi
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 64 km north of Chanyi, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
2nd Lt William Howell Davis Jr.,
2nd Lt Benjamin R. Jablonski,
Pvt Louis J. Merenda Jr.

Crash of a Curtiss R5C-1 Commando near Shanghai

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
39512
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
26712
YOM:
1943
Location:
Shanghai
Shanghai
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed southwest of Shanghai-Kiangwan Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DL near Chanyi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-16135
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
20601
YOM:
1944
Location:
Chanyi
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 10 km from Chanyi Airport, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Webster J. T. Berry,
2nd Lt James L. Lyle Jr.,
F/O Riley E. Thomas.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-65-DL in the Yunnan Mountains: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
88
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kunming – Sichang
MSN:
19061
YOM:
1943
Location:
Yunnan
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 11,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando in China: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
43-47211
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hanchung – Liangshan
MSN:
282
YOM:
1944
Location:
China
All China
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in an isolated area somewhere in China. The wreckage was never found.
Crew:
T/Sgt Francis P. Bufkin Jr.,
F/O Robert M. Fiske,
T/Sgt Bert N. Wright.
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