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| Date: | Thursday 31 July 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force |
| Registration: | 257 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yumen County-Level City, Jiuquan, Gansu Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ti-hua |
| Lanzhou Airport (LHW/ZLLL) |
Crashed en route from Hami to Jiayuguan. The wreckage was found in Yumen (NW of Jiayuguan) three months later.
Sources:
NumberL'Écho d'Oran, 4 Oct. 1947
Tang, F. 2019. History of the airlift unit of ROC Air Force. Part six. ROC Air Force Bimonthly Journal, 671: 124-153. (in Chinese)
Central Daily News, 1947-08-25. (in Chinese)
The Straits Times 6 August 1947, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2024 13:41 | RDV | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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