Accident Curtiss P-40N Warhawk , Friday 2 May 1947
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Date:Friday 2 May 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss P-40N Warhawk
Owner/operator:ROC Air Force - 11th Aviation Group
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Baota District, Yan'an, Shaanxi Province -   China
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by Chinese communist surface fire and went down at Qinghuabian.

Pilot survived?

Sources:

https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1811362244935661033
People's Daily, 1947-05-08. (in Chinese)

Location

Revision history:

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