ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94357
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 October 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin RB-57D Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | ROC Air Force |
| Registration: | 5643 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tongzhou District, Beijing -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down over China by a SA-2 Guideline missile, marking the very first successful operational engagement of surface-to-air missiles. Pilot killed.
Sources:
http://www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/tp_214132/tsjs/16114335.html
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_170.shtml
- JF Baugher
- Scramble
El Litoral 10 October 1959, p1
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/how-a-chinese-sa-2-shot-down-a-taiwanese-rb-57d-and-scored-the-first-ever-sam-kill/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2013 09:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2015 15:16 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2020 06:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Jun-2021 16:42 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2023 13:40 | RDV | Updated [[Operator]] |
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