Accident Curtiss C-46 263, Wednesday 27 January 1954
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Date:Wednesday 27 January 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46
Owner/operator:Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF)
Registration: 263
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 27 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Location:Taoyuan Gaoping village -   Taiwan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain. F/O Chen Yongxuan Yu... and 26 paratroopers died.

Sources:

https://www.getit01.com/p20180617561063451

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jun-2021 14:37 TB Added
19-Jun-2021 20:01 TB Updated [Source, ]

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