Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Dec 25, 1946 (31 killed), Sh...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on December 25, 1946 near Shanghai-Longhua Shanghai, China with 31 fatalities.
- Date: December 25, 1946
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Shanghai-Longhua Shanghai, China
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A CNAC Curtiss C 46 on a scheduled flight from Chongqing Baishiyi crashed in a field a few kilometres short of the runway at Shanghai Longhua on Christmas night 1946. The crew descended in thick fog and poor visibility, lowering altitude to regain visual contact. Thirty-one people died, including one crew member, and five others were seriously injured.