ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46 Commando 362 Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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Date:Saturday 10 November 1956
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF
Registration: 362
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
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Total:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province (   China)
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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