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Date: | Monday 3 January 1938 |
Time: | |
Type: | Curtiss-Wright CW-19R? |
Owner/operator: | Chinese Government? |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Wuhan, Hubei Province -
China
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Training |
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Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:*American instructor A.F. Sangster and mechanic Harold Walsh died when pursuit plane crashed in Hankow after reaching 1,500 meters altitude.
**A Curtiss-Wright CW-19R, bought by Chinese government in 1937, crashed on 1938/01/05 [sic].
The two sources possibly referred to the same accident.
Sources:
*The Tribune 5 January 1938, p3
**Zhu, F. 2019. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Military Aircrafts (1912-1949). Hong Kong, China: The Commercial Press (Hong Kong). (in Chinese)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Sep-2019 18:34 |
TB |
Added |
22-Aug-2021 10:12 |
Cobar |
Updated [Date] |
24-Mar-2024 15:48 |
RDV |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |