Narrative:
Crashed due to icing. There were fatalities and serious injuries as a result of the accident.
» El Litoral 7-2-1947
» The Straits Times 9 February 1947, p2
» The Indian Express 8 February 1947, p5
» Tang, F. 2019. History of the airlift unit of ROC Air Force. Part six. ROC Air Force Bimonthly Journal, 671: 124-153. (in Chinese)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 6 February 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Republic of China Air Force |
| Registration: | 217 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Chongqing Airport (CKG) ( China)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Xian-Xiguan Airport (SIA/ZLXG), China |
| Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK), China |
Crashed due to icing. There were fatalities and serious injuries as a result of the accident.
Sources:
» Combat 11 February 1947, p4» El Litoral 7-2-1947
» The Straits Times 9 February 1947, p2
» The Indian Express 8 February 1947, p5
» Tang, F. 2019. History of the airlift unit of ROC Air Force. Part six. ROC Air Force Bimonthly Journal, 671: 124-153. (in Chinese)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Xian-Xiguan Airport to Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport as the crow flies is 550 km (343 miles).
Distance from Xian-Xiguan Airport to Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport as the crow flies is 550 km (343 miles).
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