What the records say
- When
- 16 Oct 1945
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 39.86° N, 116.11° E
- Description
- aviation incident in China
- Deaths
- 59
1945 Beiping C-46 crash
Aviation accident in China
The 1945 Beiping C-46 crash was a fatal aviation accident involving a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Curtiss C-46 Commando that occurred on 16 October 1945 near Beiping, Republic of China. The aircraft was operating a military transport flight from Hankou to Nanyuan Airport when it crashed during its approach, killing all 59 people on board.
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