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| Date: | Sunday 9 September 1962 |
| Time: | 08:12 |
| Type: | Lockheed U-2C |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - 35th Squadron |
| Registration: | 378 |
| MSN: | 56-6711 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Qingshanhu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taoyuan - RCTP |
| Taoyuan - RCTP |
Huai Chen took off from Taoyuan at 0600 for a mission on military deployment in Jiangxi region in U-2C "378". He was shot down by SA-2 fired by PLAAF 2nd Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Battalion over Nanchang. Chen ejected but was seriously injured. He was alive when he was found but he died at the hospital.
Sources:
http://peters-ada.de/u2_china.htm
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2
http://www.taiwanairpower.org/u2/aircraft.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 |
| 11-Sep-2015 13:12 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 11-Jun-2023 11:57 | RDV | Updated |
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