Narrative:
The DC-3 took off from Shanghai at 07:20 hours, bound for Hong Kong. Last radio contact was at 08:40 hours. The aircraft crashed in a village, killing all aboard as well as 7 villagers.
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 20 October 1945 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registration: | 104 |
| MSN: | 20868 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 20 km (12.5 mls) NE of Suichang ( China)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Shanghai (unknown airport), China |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
The DC-3 took off from Shanghai at 07:20 hours, bound for Hong Kong. Last radio contact was at 08:40 hours. The aircraft crashed in a village, killing all aboard as well as 7 villagers.
Sources:
» cnac.org» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge
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