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Asia

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-5-CU in the Mekong Valley

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-12305
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
26432
YOM:
1943
Location:
Vietnam
All Vietnam
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crew was performing a cargo flight in Vietnam when a technical failure forced the crew to abandon the aircraft and bail out. Out of control, aircraft crashed in the Mekong Valley and was destroyed by impact forces. All five occupants were unhurt.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-5-CU in Indochina: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-12287
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
26414
YOM:
1943
Location:
Indochina
All Vietnam
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Lost without trace in Indochina. At least one crew member, Cpl Florian Sticka, was killed.

Crash of a Dewoitine D.338 into the Gulf of Tonkin: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dewoitine D.338
Operator:
Registration:
F-AQBA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
01
YOM:
1937
Location:
Gulf of Tonkin
All Vietnam
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a flight from France to southeast Asia, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter. It went out of control and crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Alfred Lacaze, pilot,
Jean Assolant, copilot,
Francis Pechard, radio navigator,
Pierre Valepyn, engineer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.
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