Accident Avro? , Monday 14 January 1935
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Date:Monday 14 January 1935
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Type:Avro?
Owner/operator:Guangdong Air Force
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MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Guangzhou, Guangdong Province -   China
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
Two airplanes, both piloted by a cadet undergoing solo advanced training, collided during formation flight over Guangzhou. Wei ZHANG was fatally injured when his airplane crashed next to a stream. Yuncan QING was slightly injured when he performed emergency landing at Baiyun Airfield and his airplane flipped over due to collision damage on the non-retractable landing gear.

Qing (1981) recalled that this accident occurred in the winter of 1934.

Sources:

Qing, Y. 1981. Brief History of the Initial 40 Years of Aviation in the Former China. In: Wen, W., ed. 2005. Secret Files of the Former China Air Force. Beijing, China: Chinese Literature and History Publishing. pp. 34-65. (in Chinese)
http://www.artiklar.z-bok.se/AccidentsSouthChina.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Mar-2020 19:50 TB Added
29-May-2023 10:37 RDV Updated
08-Apr-2025 09:30 RDV Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
08-Apr-2025 09:31 RDV Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
10-Apr-2025 02:39 RDV Updated [Phase, ]

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