Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Feb 4, 1945 (34 killed), Jor...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on February 4, 1945 near Jorhat Assam, India with 34 fatalities. Cause: Mechanical problems led to an in flight fire...
- Date: February 4, 1945
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Jorhat Assam, India
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Mechanical problems led to an in flight fire before the aircraft crashed on a jungle hill.
A USAAF Curtiss C 46A Commando crashed on a jungle hill about 55 miles northwest of Jorhat, Assam, on 4 February 1945 after mechanical problems led to an in flight fire. Of 35 aboard, 34 were killed and one passenger survived.