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| Date: | Saturday 20 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss H81A2 (Curtiss P-40 Warhawk) |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - American Volunteer Group |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kunming, Yunnan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Curtiss fighter ran out of fuel during a sortie to intercept Japanese bombers and crash-landed in the vicinity of Kunming.
Pilot Edward F. Rector survived.
Sources:
Jackson, D. 2021. Fallen Tigers: the Fate of America’s Missing Airmen in China during World War II. Lexington, Kentucky State, USA: University Press of Kentucky.
www.forgottensquadron.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2025 23:37 | RDV | Added |
| 06-Mar-2025 23:37 | RDV | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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