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From Fletcher Hank's, "WHEN AND HOW THE CNAC CRASHES HAPPENED ON THE HUMP AND ITS ENVIRONS DURING WWII" (hand-dated 5/4/02) Julius Petach with Dick Marchant, 10/16/43, C-47 #84. No Fatalities. Lost right engine on takeoff at Kunming. Then the right engine caught on fire before the plane hit the ground. After making a belly landing, the crew scrambled out through the top hatch and through the flames with minor burns and bruises. Plane and cargo burned. Everything was a complete loss. Source: Kirkpatrick log.  or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |