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| Date: | Tuesday 6 January 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-28 |
| Owner/operator: | China Naval Air Force - 1st Division, 1st Regiment |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Youfang Town, Yangzhong County-Level City, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Reportedly due to mechanical problems, a H-5 bomber (Ilyushin Il-28 produced in China) entered irrecoverable dive and ended up as a deep smoldering crater on the ground.
Crew: Zhenhua WANG, Yutang WANG, Fa YAO
Locals honor the crew as heroes because it is believed that the crew stayed in the plane instead of bailing out in an attempt to steer the falling plane away from villages.
Sources:
Synoptic History of the 1st Division of China Naval Air Force. https://itw01.com/QQ5H2EY.html
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1676805125462648140&wfr=spider&for=pc
https://www.jsw.com.cn/2018/0629/1458441.shtml
https://www.yzxw.com/Mobile/wz.php?Id=18305
https://www.sohu.com/a/665126303_120991886
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2023 10:44 | RDV | Added |
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