Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 10 November 1956 |
Type: | Curtiss C-46 Commando |
Operator: | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF |
Registration: | 362 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province ( China)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Chinese nationalist C-46 was on a special operation flight to infiltrate into mainland China when it was shot down by a Chinese fighter over Hangzhou.
Sources:
» Indian Daily Mail 13 November 1956, p4
» Singapore Standard 12 November 1956, p8
» The Straits Times 12 November 1956, p1 (AP)
» Zhao, R. 2005. A Fighter Pilot's Essays From the Blue Sky. Beijing, China: Blue Sky Press. 387 pp. (in Chinese)
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