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| Date: | Monday 16 October 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Mitsubishi G3M? |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Xiyang County, Jinzhong, Shanxi Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A large Japanese military aircraft was shot down by Chinese army with improvised anti-aircraft weapon. All aboard KIA. Chinese documented 6 occupants, but Japanese source claimed that there were 8. A parachute was found in the wreckage and preserved in a Chinese museum.
Sources:
http://www.bdlxbbs.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=560987
https://www.zwbk2009.com/zwbkwap.php?title=%E5%85%AB%E8%B7%AF%E5%86%9B%E7%AE%80%E5%8F%B2%EF%BC%881939%E5%B9%B4%EF%BC%89
https://www.chnmuseum.cn/zp/zpml/gmww/202112/t20211206_252643.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2024 08:17 | RDV | Added |
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