Narrative:
Crashed on final approach in fog; one sources gives 29 occupants killed and 7 survivors. That day three aircraft crashed near Shanghai as a result of poor visibility in the area.
» Los Angeles Times 27 DEC 1946
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 25 December 1946 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 Commando |
| Operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registration: | 115 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 33 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 36 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Shanghai-Longhua Airport ( China)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK), China |
| Shanghai/Longhua (ZSSL), China |
Crashed on final approach in fog; one sources gives 29 occupants killed and 7 survivors. That day three aircraft crashed near Shanghai as a result of poor visibility in the area.
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 48)» Los Angeles Times 27 DEC 1946
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