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| Date: | Tuesday 20 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3-294A |
| Owner/operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registration: | 42 |
| MSN: | 2148 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Yibin, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chengdu, Sichuan Province |
| Chungking |
On May 20, 1941, this aircraft was on a flight from Chengdu to Chongqing when it was attacked by Japanese planes during the flight. After making an emergency landing in Yibin, the entire right wing was damaged by a bomb. The right hand wing was replaced by the wing of a DC-2, which was about 5 ft shorter. This aircraft is also known as DC-2.5.
Sources:
https://cnac.org/aircraft02.htm
https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=15920
https://www.douglasdc3.com/dc2half/dc2half.htm
https://www.360doc.cn/article/52187188_723404028.html
https://www.aircargonews.com/0315/150309/Legend-Of-CNAC.html
https://gregcrouch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-DC-Two-and-a-Half-1-copy-reduced.jpg
https://gregcrouch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/scan0007.jpg
https://gregcrouch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/0034-DC-two-and-a-half.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2025 12:53 | FlyWolf | Added |
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