Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Oct 26, 1944 (5 killed), Ren...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on October 26, 1944 near Reno Nevada, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Investigators concluded that one aircraft...
- Date: October 26, 1944
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Reno Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Investigators concluded that one aircraft ran into the other while the other was following an instrument approach.
Two USAAF Curtiss C 46 Commandos collided in mid air during a night approach at Reno Army Air Base, Nevada, on 26 October 1944. Both crashed a few kilometers from the airfield, and all 12 aboard were killed.