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| Date: | Monday 12 January 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - 2nd Squadron |
| Registration: | 081 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou, Henan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Xi'an |
| Xuzhou |
The C-46 caught alight in the air and crashed. It was carrying gasoline as cargo.
Sources:
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/21670/
https://www.sinovision.net/home.php?mod=space&do=blog&uid=34269&id=268411
Morning Tribune 14 January 1948, p1
Tang, F. 2019. History of the airlift unit of ROC Air Force. Part six. ROC Air Force Bimonthly Journal, 671: 124-153. (in Chinese)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2015 20:44 | TB | Added |
| 11-Mar-2019 07:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Apr-2019 08:35 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-Jun-2023 05:47 | RDV | Updated |
| 05-Sep-2024 13:00 | RDV | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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