Accident Vultee V-11 133,
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Date:Monday 20 February 1939
Time:
Type:Vultee V-11
Owner/operator:ROC Air Force - 8th Aviation Group
Registration: 133
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Dangyang County-Level City, Yichang, Hubei Province -   China
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
In poor weather, the Vultee V-11 crashed in mountains, killing the entire crew.

Chen (2001) gave the date as May 20.

Sources:

Chen, Y. 2001. A rare type of aircraft in the China Air Force at the early stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan—Vultee V-11 attack aircraft. Research of Aviation History, 2001(07): 21-24. (in Chinese)
Xu, X. 2016. Falling Down—the Life & Death Records of 682 Martyrs of the (China) Air Force. Beijing, China: Unity Press. 540 pp. (in Chinese)

Revision history:

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15-May-2023 06:51 RDV Added
01-Nov-2023 07:12 RDV Updated

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