Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Oct 20, 1943 (1 killed), Yun...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on October 20, 1943 near Yunnan Yunnan, China with 1 fatality. Cause: An engine failure forced the crew to abandon the...
- Date: October 20, 1943
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Yunnan Yunnan, China
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine failure forced the crew to abandon the aircraft.
A USAAF Curtiss C 46 on a cargo flight from Kunming to Assam, India, lost an engine on 20 October 1943. The crew bailed out and the aircraft dove into the ground and was destroyed. Pfc Frank J Shebeskie was killed.