Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Nov 16, 1943, Nanning Guangxi
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on November 16, 1943 near Nanning Guangxi, China with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel after...
- Date: November 16, 1943
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Nanning Guangxi, China
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel after overflying its destination.
A USAAF Curtiss C 46 on a cargo flight from Chabua to Kunming overflew Kunming and later ran out of fuel on 16 November 1943. All four crew bailed out uninjured and the aircraft crashed in a prairie.