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| Date: | Tuesday 13 April 1948 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | W of Kiangwan -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shanghai/Kiangwan |
| Tsingtao |
Crashed in a suburb of Shanghai. Eleven occupants injured. Plane turned back when one engine failed after taking-off for Tsingtao.
Sources:
The Straits Times 14 April 1948, p1/15 April 1948, p2
Singapore Free Press 14 April 1948, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2019 15:48 | TB | Added |
| 03-Apr-2019 08:53 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 03-Apr-2019 09:16 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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