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| Date: | xx Jan 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Savoia-Marchetti SM-81 |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yichang, Hubei Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Three Savoia-Marchetti SM-81 bombers belonging to Republic of China Air Force were damaged beyond repair in Yichang, Hubei Province, China in early 1938. The prevailing belief that they were lost in accidents in February is untenable in view of the declassified original documents from the Republic of China government. A presidential correspondence dated 1938/01/15, relaying Claire Lee Chennault's report, wrote that the trainee pilots in Yichang, who had low morale, deliberately destroyed the Italian bombers.
The registration information of these three Savoia-Marchetti SM-81 could not be found in records. A photo reveals that one of them bore the number "1305."
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoia-Marchetti_SM.81_Pipistrello#Operators
https://baike.baidu.com/item/S.M.81B%E8%BD%B0%E7%82%B8%E6%9C%BA/19886581
http://image.gamersky.com/webimg13/zhuanti/rocaf1937/zj01-10_03.jpg
https://ahonline.drnh.gov.tw/index.php?act=Display/image/28444407lwANUY#cdF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2023 18:32 | RDV | Added |
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