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| Date: | Thursday 14 April 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-4-1009 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF |
| Registration: | 42919 |
| MSN: | 42919 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 km NE of Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA) -
 Taiwan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA/RCSS) |
| Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD) |
A Douglas DC-4 transport plane, operated by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) was destroyed when it flew into the side of Wuzhi Mountain near Taipei, Taiwan. All 18 on board were killed. Among the passengers was the RTAF chief and other officials
Sources:
Thai Aviation History website
St. Petersburg Times - Apr 15, 1960
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