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| Date: | Thursday 6 February 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of China Air Force |
| Registration: | 217 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Chongqing Airport (CKG) -
 China
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Xian-Xiguan Airport (SIA/ZLXG) |
| Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK) |
Crashed due to icing. There were fatalities and serious injuries as a result of the accident.
Sources:
Combat 11 February 1947, p4
El Litoral 7-2-1947
The Straits Times 9 February 1947, p2
The Indian Express 8 February 1947, p5
Tang, F. 2019. History of the airlift unit of ROC Air Force. Part six. ROC Air Force Bimonthly Journal, 671: 124-153. (in Chinese)
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