Narrative:
Force landed in mud flats 18 miles west of Tsingtao due to engine failure; the four occupants captured and held by Chinese.
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 5 April 1948 |
| Type: |  Curtiss R5C-1 Commando (C-46) |
| Operator: | United States Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 39550 |
| MSN: | 30327 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 29 km (18.1 mls) W of Tsingtao ( China)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Force landed in mud flats 18 miles west of Tsingtao due to engine failure; the four occupants captured and held by Chinese.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» The Nome Nugget 7 April 1948» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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