Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jul 4, 1948, Ekron-Tel Nof A...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on July 4, 1948 near Ekron-Tel Nof AFB Central District, Israel with no fatalities.
- Date: July 4, 1948
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Ekron-Tel Nof AFB Central District, Israel
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Parked
During engine start up at Ekron Tel Nof AFB, the left engine of an Israeli Air Force Curtiss C 46 caught fire. The crew evacuated and the fire was put out, but the aircraft was partly destroyed and written off as damaged beyond economical repair.