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| Date: | Sunday 9 March 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Ilyushin DB-3 |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - 1st Aviation Group |
| Registration: | 161 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yichang, Hubei Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by Japanese fighters.
Crew:
Guancai GAO, pilot, bailed out but succumbed to injuries on 1941/03/18
Feixiong TANG, navigator, KIA
Yingzhou [family name unclear], radio operator, bailed out but perished
Sources:
https://flyingtiger-cacw.com/detail2.php?L=0&MID=10&SUB1ID=79&SUB2ID=335
https://www.sinovision.net/home.php?mod=space&do=blog&uid=34269&id=268411
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2023 12:02 | RDV | Added |
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