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| Date: | Wednesday 25 August 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss Hawk III |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - 6th Aviation Group |
| Registration: | 404 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lin'an District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Curtiss Hawk III fighter was hit by anti-aircraft artillery, wounding the pilot Mo GAO and damaging the plane. Forced landing was carried out. The pilot died in hospital the next day.
Sources:
Shen, Y. 2013. Mo Gao, an Air Force martyr in the Battle of Shanghai. Changzhou Daily, 2013/09/17. (in Chinese)
He, B. 2015. The Jianqiao Spirit. Taipei, Taiwan: Independent Writers Publishing. 358 pp. (in Chinese)
Xu, X. 2016. Falling Down—the Life & Death Records of 682 Martyrs of the (China) Air Force. Beijing, China: Unity Press. 540 pp. (in Chinese)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2023 05:40 | RDV | Added |
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