ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174571
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| Date: | Saturday 18 August 1945 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 |
| Type: | Mitsubishi Ki-21 (Sally) |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Taihoku (Taipei) -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Tokyo, Japan |
Crashed after takeoff due to a technical fault (engine problems). At least four persons are said to have died in the crash, the chief pilot, copilot, Japanese General Tsunamasa Shidei and Subhas Chandra Bose who died in hospital from the burns sustained in the crash. There were an estimated 12 to 13 persons on board.
There were and are rumours that Subhas Chandra Bose survived or that the accident did not happen. One theory argues that he lived in India for several decades after Independence, under the identity of a reclusive ascetic.
Sources:
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4236189.stm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Subhas_Chandra_Bose
5. http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/U.K.-website-releases-papers-of-day-before-Bose-plane-crash/article13978876.ece
6. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/letters-prove-netaji-was-gumnami-baba-book/articleshow/69032271.cms
7. https://thewire.in/history/netaji-subhas-chandra-bose-japan-plane-crash
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunamasa_Shidei
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2015 13:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Jan-2016 18:38 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 07:30 | Yamashitagold | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 07:34 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2019 19:57 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2019 16:41 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2020 16:52 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Jul-2022 22:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Sep-2022 15:29 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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