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| Date: | Monday 7 October 1946 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 |
| Owner/operator: | Chinese Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Kiangwan Airport -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Four former US Army pilots and a Chinese pilot killed when a "Commando"..."C-46" aircraft they were testing for the Chinese Air Force crashed at Kiangwan Airport on the outskirts of Shanghai.
Sources:
The Indian Air Express 13 October 1946, p5
Madera Tribune 12 October 1946, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2019 13:07 | TB | Added |
| 23-Jan-2019 13:35 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 23-Jan-2019 20:35 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2020 20:29 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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