Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Feb 9, 1953 (30 killed), Cai...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on February 9, 1953 near Cairo Cairo, Egypt with 30 fatalities.
- Date: February 9, 1953
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Cairo Cairo, Egypt
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A military Curtiss Commando flying from El Arish to Cairo crashed in the desert east of Cairo on 9 February 1953 while descending toward Cairo Almaza. Thirty of the 35 people on board were killed.