Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Sep 22, 1944 (34 killed), Ba...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on September 22, 1944 near Bahrain with 34 fatalities.
- Date: September 22, 1944
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Bahrain
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A USAAF C 46 Commando on a flight from Habbaniyya to Karachi with a fuel stop at Bahrain banked left while climbing after take off and dove into the sea on 22 September 1944. All 34 aboard were killed.