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| Date: | Friday 29 May 1959 |
| Time: | c. 23:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force - 34th Squadron |
| Registration: | 815 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Enping County-Level City, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by Chinese MiG-17F during patrol flight. The last combat loss of B-17 Flying Fortress?
Crew: Yingui XU, et al.
Sources:
Tang, F. 2015. Review of the history of the Air Force's special operations. Part two. ROC Air Force Bimonthly Journal, 647: 126-158. (in Chinese)
http://nc.biodiv.tw/bbs/showthread.php?t=3081&page=18
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_170.shtml
El Litoral 30 May 1959, p1/31 May 1959, p1
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2015 17:20 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2015 18:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2021 16:38 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Jul-2023 14:26 | RDV | Updated |
| 28-Oct-2023 06:42 | r.d.viviana | Updated |
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