Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jan 29, 1946 (11 killed), Ki...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on January 29, 1946 near Kiangwan AFB Shanghai, China with 11 fatalities. Cause: Control problems developed on approach..
- Date: January 29, 1946
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Kiangwan AFB Shanghai, China
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Control problems developed on approach.
A USAAF Curtiss Commando flying from Tinian to Kiangwan had control problems on approach to Shanghai, and several landing attempts were aborted. The crew was told to abandon the aircraft, and it crashed near Luojingzhen on the Yangtze shore, about 20 km north of the airbase. All 11 occupants were killed.