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| Date: | Friday 22 April 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force |
| Registration: | 8018 |
| MSN: | 875 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Jiaocheng DIstrict, Ningde, Fujian Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot defected to Chinese communists and crash-landed the Beaver in the muddy intertidal zone of Sandu Island, off Ningde. The aircraft has been reconditioned and put on static display at a Chinese museum; it never flew again.
Sources:
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11453508
http://www.sandudao.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=14
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2025 01:20 | RDV | Added |
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