Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Nov 23, 1944, Sookerating Assam
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on November 23, 1944 near Sookerating Assam, India with no fatalities. Cause: An engine developed a technical problem...
- Date: November 23, 1944
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Sookerating Assam, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine developed a technical problem during the initial climb.
A USAAF C 46 suffered engine problems in the initial climb after takeoff from Sookerating, Assam, on 23 November 1944 and made an emergency landing in a field two miles north of the airfield. There were no casualties and the aircraft was written off.