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| Date: | Wednesday 5 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Nakajima L1N1 (AT-2) |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Doumen District, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cantón (Guangzhou) |
| Hainan |
Crashed into Huangyang Mountain, killing all on board. Four crew from Greater Japan Airways, Adm Mineo Osumi (64) and four other high ranking officiers on inspection tour. Arguably this plane was shot down by Chinese guerillas.
Sources:
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/19123/?page=4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineo_%C5%8Csumi
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/4201/?page=2
http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Mineo_%C5%8Csumi
The Tribune 11 February 1941, p3
**https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25846858/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2016 19:35 | TB | Added |
| 30-Jul-2016 19:53 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2019 19:20 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2019 18:53 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2023 19:05 | zhr2005 | Updated |
| 07-Sep-2023 07:53 | zhr2005 | Updated |
| 25-Oct-2023 12:26 | R.D.Viviana | Updated |
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