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| Date: | Friday 1 November 1963 |
| Time: | 14:18 |
| Type: | Lockheed U-2C |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - 35th Squadron |
| Registration: | 355 |
| MSN: | 355 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guangfeng District, Shangrao, Jiangxi Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taoyun AB, Taiwan |
Ex-USAF/CIA U-2C 56-6688. On November 1 1963 Robin Yeh flew a mission to the nuclear weapons facility in northwestern China in U-2C "355". He was shot down by SA-2 fired by PLAAF 2nd Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Battalion over Jiangxi and was captured alive by the Chinese Communists. He was released to Hong Kong on November 10, 1982.
Sources:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2#Eins.C3.A4tze_und_Geschichte
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956_2.html
hthttp://www.blackbirds.net/u2/u2local.htm
http://www.taiwanairpower.org/u2/losses.html
http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2009-11-09/1417573145.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2010 10:13 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 13-May-2013 10:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2023 11:42 | RDV | Updated |
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